David Evan Harris on AI companies should be liable for harms…

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 companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

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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 · 3mo 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 · 3mo 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 · 3mo ago

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