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The authors concoct a Rube Goldberg legal framework on the assumption that an AI agent is acting as an independent legal entity. A straightforward way would be to say that any AI agent is acting on behalf of someone and that someone is who shall be held accountable.

exac · 6h ago

If I set up an AI agent, and then die, who is responsible if it starts breaking the law and doing damage?

paulddraper · 5h ago

Your estate.

Imagine the AI is a tree in your yard. And that it fell over on someone’s house.

bdangubic · 6h ago

your next of kin

polishdude20 · 6h ago

Is that the same if you owned property, you let it deteriorate, someone went on the property and fell in a ditch. Who's responsible?

kbelder · 8h ago

So must bicycles, hammers, and can-openers.

hbartab · 8h ago

Not even politicians follow the law consistently...

bigyabai · 9h ago

Maybe it's not such a great idea to create black holes of accountability for the legal frameworks in your society.

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