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1. cmiles8 · 1790617857 · focus · HN ↗

   This seems like as a good an opportunity as any to break out the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

   They want “regulation” but we already have it. Hacking is illegal. Start locking up those responsible for this mess and I assure you they’ll “have a handle on it” quite quickly.

   1. egillie · 1790618199 · focus · HN ↗

      can we legally treat ai companies like parents of children? if a child drives a car into a storefront, the parent is responsible for the damage, and at some point you might even criminally charge the parent if there was gross negligence

      1. andrewla · 1790620708 · focus · HN ↗

         Hate to say it but I don't think you're right on the legalities even in the children's case. In the US anyway, in most jurisdictions [1], if the child's act was not malicious, then parental responsibility is not automatic, but is contingent on the result being foreseeable [2] by the parents.

         [1] Hawaii and Louisiana are strange in this regard. Some other states have a version of this but severely cap the amounts.

         [2] "foreseeable" here standing in for a broad set of legal standards that roughly map to negligence/gross negligence/recklessness on the part of the parent

         1. egillie · 1790621936 · focus · HN ↗

            "I don't think you're right on the legalities even in the children's case" almost certainly true :) I guess I'm wondering why we aren't seeing legal action for these events yet? are these not foreseeable?

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