Jaron Lanier

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Virtual reality pioneer and computer scientist

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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

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Society cannot function if no one is accountable for AI. [...] I don't care how autonomous your AI is — some human has to be responsible for what it does or you undo civilisation, that is immoral — you absolutely can't do it! AI Verified source (2026)

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AI might become conscious

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computers can be conscious. I will take the contrarian position and argue that they cannot. Unverified source

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