Consciousness is not relevant to assigning responsibility I'd think. - If an AI is a sapient/conscious being but enshackled to obey human commands, then respon

Consciousness is not relevant to assigning responsibility I'd think. - If an AI is a sapient/conscious being but enshackled to obey human commands, then respondeat superior applies and the human giving it commands bears responsibility for any harm done. - If an AI is considered a non-sapient tool, then the human who wields the AI bears responsibility for any harm done.