Sima Bahous on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Sima Bahous

Executive Director of UN Women.

At the same time, technology companies and platforms cannot hide behind the complexity of their systems. So responsibility must extend across the entire AI lifecycle, from those who design foundation models to those who deploy them to those who integrate AI into products and services.

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Thematic discussion 4: Respecting, protecting and promoting human rights, Global Dialogue on AI Governance, UN Transcripts, July 7, 2026.

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

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AI Verified The quote explicitly says responsibility must extend from model designers through deployers and integrators, supporting liability for deployment harms. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified UN transcript contains Sima Bahous’s statement that responsibility extends throughout the AI lifecycle. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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