Air Canada must pay after chatbot lies to grieving passenger
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Airline tried arguing virtual assistant was solely responsible for its own actions

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  • NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    9 months ago

    If it was a human agent, surely they would still liable?

    They’re an agent of the company. They’re acting on behalf of the company, in accordance to their policy and procedures. It then becomes a training issue if they were providing incorrect information?

    • tiramichu@lemm.eeEnglish
      33·
      9 months ago

      Yes, if it was a human agent they would certainly be liable for the mistake, and the law very much already recognises that.

      That’s my whole point here; the company should be equally liable for the behaviour of an AI agent as they are for the behaviour of a human agent when it gives plausible but wrong information.