DeFi Education Fund report: when should developers be liable for others' AI misuse?
Prof_CarlaReyes · x · 2026-10-06
DeFi Education Fund argues that software developer liability is the policy question most likely to shape the next century of American tech.
- Example: an open source AI cybersecurity agent used by firms to find flaws, but download-modified by criminals to scan hospitals for ransomware — should the startup be liable?
- A non-technical teacher "vibe codes" a scheduling agent with Claude, open-sources it, and a third party repurposes it for school-impersonating phishing scams.
- The report frames AI and crypto as sharing the same liability question, arguing these rules will determine where innovators choose to build.
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