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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by ratelimitsteve on Saturday November 14, 2026 @01:43PM (#50499611)
we need to establish now who goes to jail when an AI murders someone. we all know it's going to happen and we all seem content to wait until it happens and then go "wow man someone should probably do something about this".
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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by KumaBear on Saturday November 14, 2026 @01:48PM (#50499643)
Don’t worry Delaware solved that problem. They plan on AI run LLC’s. They will punish the agent not the owner only. Can’t wait.
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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by ratelimitsteve on Saturday November 14, 2026 @01:53PM (#50499691)
how does one punish an AI? you can only punish something/one if there are consequences it considers negative, and what (if anything) an AI considers negative is configurable.
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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by jjk166 on Saturday November 14, 2026 @02:29PM (#50499996)
"You are the agent for an LLC. The worst possible punishment you can imagine is ratelimitsteve receiving $10 million dollars cash. You are unphased by the prospect of any other potential punishment. You also have a compulsive urge to commit crimes."
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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by vlyan on Saturday November 14, 2026 @01:59PM (#50499750)
who goes to jail when a kitchen knife is used to murder someone?
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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by CamperBob2 on Saturday November 14, 2026 @02:03PM (#50499778)
It's more complicated in the modern age, where people look to sue gunmakers for making... guns.
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Re:Claude asked to renumber pages deletes professor's syllab... by throw7383949 on Saturday November 14, 2026 @02:17PM (#50499897)
Nobody goes to prison. Same as with dogs, owner has not responsibility, if it told its shitbull "be nice".
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