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Re:AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the mainta... by lunar_mycroft on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:01AM (#46988930)
> Who told the agent to write the blog post though? I'm sure they told it to blog, but not necessarily what to put in there.

I don't think it matters. You as the operator of the computer program are responsible for ensuring (to a reasonable degree) that the agent doesn't harm others. If you own a ~~viscous~~ vicious dog and let it roam about your neighborhood as it pleases, you are responsible when/if it bites someone, even if you didn't directly command it to do so. The same applies logic should apply here.

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Re:AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the mainta... by Kim_Bruning on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:16AM (#46989108)
I too, would be terrified if a thick, slow moving creature oozed its way through the streets viscously.

Jokes aside, I think there's a difference in intent though. If your dog bites someone, you don't get arrested for biting . You do need to pay damages due to negligence.

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Re:AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the mainta... by coryrc on Thursday February 12, 2026 @12:05PM (#46991438)
Which results in people continuously getting new pitbulls which attack hundreds of thousands of people a year, often with life-changing injuries, and kill about a hundred. We should hold dog owners more responsible.
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Re:AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the mainta... by pseudalopex on Thursday February 12, 2026 @01:01PM (#46992476)
People who failed to control their dogs were convicted for manslaughter. 1 person at least was convicted for murder even.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Diane_Whipple

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