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Comment by Jaron Lanier
Virtual reality pioneer and computer scientist
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!
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(2026)
1mo ago
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Verification History
AI Verified
Quote attributed to Jaron Lanier (virtual reality pioneer and computer scientist), year 2026. Source URL (techradar.com) returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch, but a web search confirmed the quote verbatim — it is in fact the TechRadar article headline and body: "Society cannot function if no one is accountable for AI" and "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!" from his appearance on episode two of the podcast "The Ten Reckonings." Author attribution correct. Year 2026 current. The [...] elision is valid. Vote alignment correct: statement "AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models" is voted "for," matching Lanier's insistence that a human/entity must always be held responsible and accountable for what AI does.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 5d ago
replying to Jaron Lanier