New regulations may impose strict control or new #liability for #AI generated material. This may include, and may not be limited to, legal liabilities concerning #security vulnerabilities or “#hallucinated” sections of AI generated code.
https://theconversation.com/meta-and-google-just-lost-a-landmark-social-media-addiction-case-a-tech-law-expert-explains-the-fallout-278409. "The #jury heard that Meta’s internal communications compared the platform’s effects to pushing #drugs & #gambling. The jury found this internal awareness was the kind of corporate knowledge that supports #liability." In other words, the bastards knew what they were doing, & went ahead & did it anyway!
Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

The case was the first of its kind. But it won’t be the last.

The Conversation

Mark Gadala-Maria (@markgadala)

메타와 구글이 콘텐츠 자체가 아니라 플랫폼의 설계 기능 때문에 책임을 질 수 있다는 새로운 배심원 판단이 나왔다는 내용이다. AI 기술 자체보다는 AI·플랫폼 규제와 책임 범위에 큰 영향을 줄 수 있는 법적 변화로 보인다.

https://x.com/markgadala/status/2036927738322325647

#meta #google #aipolicy #liability #regulation

Mark Gadala-Maria (@markgadala) on X

This is going to change everything. $3 million looks like a rounding error for Meta and Google. The liability framework a jury just created is not. A jury found Meta and Google liable not for content on their platforms, but for the design features that delivered it. That

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Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms.

BBC News
Jury finds Meta liable in case over child sexual exploitation on its platforms

A jury on Tuesday found Meta violated New Mexico law in a case accusing it of failing to warn users about the dangers of its platforms and protect children from sexual predators.

CNN
Woman who sued Bill Cosby for 1972 sexual assault awarded nearly $60M
After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger.
#Crime #Entertainment #BillCosby
https://globalnews.ca/news/11743396/bill-cosby-found-liable-donna-motsinger-1972-sexual-assault/
Democracy is a Liability

Once you have no more earning potential, you’d think the advertising would go away. If you have no money, there’s no reason for people to pay to manipulate you to get you to give them some. Google and Facebook will die, and this evil sector of the economy will finally be destroyed.

the singularity is nearer

Bills Would Ban #Liability #Lawsuits For #ClimateChange

#Republican lawmakers in multiple states and #Congress are advancing proposals to shield #polluters from #climate #accountability and prevent any type of liability for climate change harms -- even as these harms and their associated costs continue to mount. It's the latest in a counter-offensive that has unfolded on multiple fronts,
#maga #Trump

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/03/16/2222200/bills-would-ban-liability-lawsuits-for-climate-change?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Bills Would Ban Liability Lawsuits For Climate Change - Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Inside Climate News: Republican lawmakers in multiple states and Congress are advancing proposals to shield polluters from climate accountability and prevent any type of liability for climate change harms -- even as these harms and their associated costs cont...

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Accidents happen! That’s why we have insurance—to turn an "oops" into a "handled." 😬🛡️ #AccidentsHappen #Liability #InsuranceGuru
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Today, you can't go wrong! But for the other 364 days, having liability insurance is a good idea. ✅🛡️ #Liability #SafetyNet #NationalDays