If an AI chatbot misleads you, who is to blame?
This is the accountability we needWed 24 Jun 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 24 Jun 2026 13.06 EDTShareEarlier this month, a German court ruled that Google is liable for its AI search summaries. Historically, there were two different types of information distributors: carriers and publishers. It’ll transmit whatever you say, even discussions about committing a crime.
- ▪This is the accountability we needWed 24 Jun 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 24 Jun 2026 13.06 EDTShareEarlier this month, a German court ruled that Google is liable for its AI search summaries.
- ▪Historically, there were two different types of information distributors: carriers and publishers.
- ▪It’ll transmit whatever you say, even discussions about committing a crime.
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‘AI agents are agents of the person or organization that deploys them – and should be treated by the law as such.’ Photograph: Tatiana Meteleva/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘AI agents are agents of the person or organization that deploys them – and should be treated by the law as such.’ Photograph: Tatiana Meteleva/Getty ImagesOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)If an AI chatbot misleads you, who is to blame?Bruce Schneier and Nathan E SandersA court in Germany found that Google was responsible for what its chatbots say in search summaries. This is the accountability we needWed 24 Jun 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 24 Jun 2026 13.06 EDTShareEarlier this month, a German court ruled that Google is liable for its AI search summaries.
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