But if you told an embodied AI to do a home cleaning task, and it decided to pick up a gun and start spraying bullets, you might not want to be held liable for that.

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class3shock an hour ago | parent | next [-]

But if you told an embodied AI to do a home cleaning task knowing it's a possibility it will decide to pick up a gun and start spraying bullets, then society has an interest in holding you liable.

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fluoridation an hour ago | parent [-]

Is that the case, though? This is all pretty new tech. Did people know the machine was dangerous and didn't care, or did they not anticipate such a behavior?

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skinfaxi an hour ago | parent [-]

It's artificial intelligence. If you treat something like a person and delegate to it, how can you later say you didn't trust it would execute your commands faithfully? And how wouldn't you be negligent in delegating a task to new, unproven tech?

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fluoridation 32 minutes ago | parent [-]

Because that's how technology goes from being new to being understood. People try it, see what it can do, what it's good for, and in what ways it's dangerous, if any.

	▲	skinfaxi 5 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		So if I make a new object that can kill you, I can try it, see what it can do, etc without liability? We already have computer programs that inflict damage on computers. Is AI new in that regard? If companies are spending so many resources on "alignment" can they argue that they didn't know the risks of their research?

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skinfaxi an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So we can have vicarious liability for banal stuff like contractors but not for AI?

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usernomdeguerre an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You might not want to be liable, but you absolutely should be.

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sophacles an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I might not want to be held liable if my car accelerates uncontrollably, but i am until i successfully sue the manufacturer for the defects.

Demand ai cleaners that are capable of being held accountable, or accept the risk you choose. Or just clean your own house.