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Microsoft Exec Suggests AI Agents Will Need to Buy Software Licenses - Business Insider
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If the AI Agent counts as an employee then the company "employing" it is liable for what it does.
My guess is the argument will be that "it's a tool", not an employee, and therefore they take no responsibility. Though I'm sure that argument is not going to fly for very long. If your air hammer harms someone because the person operating it wasn't using it correctly, you're still liable.
I don't see how this distinction affects the question of responsibility at all. If anything, "it's an employee" gives the company more room for deniability.
Lol. Ask Uber how the actions of their employees and contractors aren't their responsibility.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5y5w148p5o
And those are for contracted workers, the ones Uber specifically tries to use these loopholes for!
Facedeer is a well-known AI activist troll, his deflections can generally be ignored
Sheesh, you're still obsessing over me? What a sad and pointless life you lead.