alt Hacker NewsOkay so if the intern uses an AI which spawns another AI that breaks into some critical infrastructure, their supervisor is responsible?
It's a bit different in the software realm
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bigfudge • today at 7:19 AM
I don’t see that as very different. Once it’s established that this is possible or even likely outcome of using AI at scale, we should treat this as a form of negligence and act accordingly.
mbgerring • today at 9:34 AM
Yes, the human who kicked off the chain is responsible. This is not complicated.
The cognizant engineer who “stamps” the software for use is responsible if it were to follow the same paradigm.
Software is only different by convention, not because of some immutable natural law. That’s the point. The convention can be changed. There are already PE licenses for control systems, so there’s no reason it couldn’t extend to other software. However, I think the industry would fight that tooth and nail because it’s easier and more profitable to shrug off the responsibility.