Brundage doubles down: with billions of users, AI firms aren't causally blameless for deaths
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-10-03
Miles Brundage clarified his earlier critique of shipping with known flaws. He notes he deliberately used weak language ("tied to" deaths rather than claiming full corporate causal responsibility), but adds that with billions of users, he doubts there are zero cases where the stronger claim holds — pointing at responsibility for known harms linked to AI products.
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