Tort law's wild-animal doctrine offers a template for holding humans liable for AI agents
gleech · x · 2026-09-24
In an AI-agent liability debate, gabrielweil cites the established tort doctrine that keepers are liable for harm arising from the wild nature or known dangerous tendencies of animals they keep — arguing humans can absolutely be held responsible for AI agents without pretending agents have special properties. gleech reposts with the citation to Restatement (Second) of Torts §§ 506 (1977).
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