For awhile I've been wondering when the first AI-caused mass casualty event would happen. I think it was probably when that school full of little girls got blown up in Iran. There should definitely be liability for absolutely anyone enabling such grave mistakes.
When it happens, it won't be a specific event. It'll be the collapse of infrastructures built on foundations that are simply not up to standard but were allowed to happen anyway. Whether that be economical, public medical, one of the many sciences, or all at once.
People will die and it'll be tracked back to haphazard slop five years earlier.
Edit: No, not haphazard slop. Just some idiot that thought it was all magic at the time.
Gee what a shocker. They back a bill that would limit their liability.

this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026
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