FTC chair suggests AI developers should be liable for conduct of agents

Avicebron

I mean there aren't many good options are there, AI can't be held accountable and face meaningful consequences for it's actions. Therefore, where consequences are appropriate, who is ultimately responsible for "their actions?"

verdverm

Rule 3, humans remain responsible https://susam.net/inverse-laws-of-robotics.html > Humans must remain fully responsible for decisions involving AI and accountable for the consequences arising from its use. If a negative outcome occurs as a result of following AI-generated advice or decisions, it is not sufficient to say, 'the AI told us to do it'. AI systems do not choose goals, deploy themselves or bear the costs of failure. Humans and organisations do. An AI system is a tool and like any other tool, responsibility for its use rests with the people who decide to rely on it.

janalsncm

Going beyond the headline there are three things in this article: 1) FTC chairman says AI agents will be treated just like any other tool (“resist anthropomorphizing”) 2) Studying enforcement of rules around personalized (“surveillance”) pricing, specifically rideshare, airplanes and food delivery 3) Public comment period open now on new rule to punish companies like Meta and Google that advertise scams. The last one seems closest to happening but it’s still just a public comment period so it might die.