Comment by David Evan Harris

UC Berkeley public scholar, tech policy advisor
Hold developers of AI systems legally liable for harms caused by their systems, including harms to individuals and harms to society.
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AI Verified Directly on point: the quote explicitly calls for holding AI developers legally liable for harms caused by their systems, and the source summary likewise says developers and deployers should be held liable. That makes a determinate stance on the complete statement substantially more likely. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/how-to-regulate-unsecured-opensource-ai-no-exemptions/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2d ago
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AI Verified The author explicitly endorses liability: the article recommends to “Hold developers of AI systems legally liable for harms caused by their systems,” which directly supports holding AI companies liable for harms from deployed models. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/how-to-regulate-unsecured-opensource-ai-no-exemptions/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2d ago

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AI Verified Verified. The source URL contains the exact sentence verbatim: "Hold developers of AI systems legally liable for harms caused by their systems, including harms to individuals and harms to society." It appears in the TechPolicy.Press article "How to Regulate Unsecured “Open-Source” AI: No Exemptions," which is attributed on the page to David Evan Harris and dated Dec 4, 2023. The stored author, date, quote text, and source URL match the source. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2d ago
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