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  1. jstummbillig · · focus · HN ↗
    > AI cannot be held accountable. It cannot suffer any consequences. The worst thing you can do to AI is to unplug it. And although it mimics human emotions (due to training data), it couldn’t care less. AI doesn’t die either. It cannot suffer a prison sentence or fines. You cannot punish AI, therefore it can never be held accountable.

    Dear lord. Is that supposed to reflect the average thoughts and motivation of a person you want to hire? Or that of their employer?

    1. californical · · focus · HN ↗
      To give the benefit of the doubt for that sentence, think of it more as “every human knows that there is implied social contract and implied downsides to badly screwing up.”

      Nobody has to be in fear, but we do have an ingrained knowledge that there are consequences, good and bad, for our actions

    2. ThrowawayR2 · · focus · HN ↗
      Yes, of course. It's no more shocking than the idea that doctors can be punished or imprisoned for malpractice or finance people can be punished or imprisoned for misappropriation of funds.
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