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humans can be sued. what about AI? or even a commercial software?

• lkbm 10mo ago
  Yes, of course AI offered by a company can be sued. The reason corporations became legal people in the first place was specifically so we could sue them.
  • grim_io 10mo ago
    That doesn't sound right. Not everywhere in the world do companies count as people, yet they can still be sued. I'd wager the companies lobbied for this to gain extra rights.
    • crazygringo 10mo ago
      > Not everywhere in the world do companies count as people Actually yes, everywhere in the world. That has a functioning legal system, at least. If companies weren't treated as legal persons, they wouldn't be able to enter into contracts. But also, just to be clear, a legal person, like a corporation, is not a natural person. Unlike a natural person, they can't vote. There isn't anywhere in the world that considers corporations to be natural persons.
    • lkbm 10mo ago
      Laws are different in different counties, and I can't speak to all of them, but in the US, the law said you could only sue people, and the courts realized this was a problem. Rather than saying "I guess corporations get are exempt from all liability until Congress gets around to fixing it", they came up with a weird workaround that lives with us to this day. EDIT: Note that ianal, nor a historian. The specifics of how this came about are best learned from a more authoritative source.
  • delfinom 10mo ago
    >Yes, of course AI offered by a company can be sued. In theoretical sense sure. In a practical sense? They are invulnerable due to what can be extreme financial obstacles they can put in place. They can drag a court case out until you fold if you haven't found a lawyer willing to do it on contigency.
• tim333 10mo ago
  How many therapists get sued for poor therapy? I'm not sure it's a practical solution.