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AI systems in roles such as lawyers, doctors, and media influencers may not be commercially viable due to liability concerns.

AILegal IssuesLawJul 3, 2026score 1.122 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the potential commercial viability of AI systems in roles such as lawyers, doctors, and media influencers, considering liability concerns. It references Bruce Schneier's argument that untrustworthy AI systems should not be accommodated by law, similar to untrustworthy human systems.

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AI systems in roles such as lawyers, doctors, and media influencers may not be commercially viable due to liability concerns.
Parent: AIEntity: AI systemsImpact: negativeDate: Jul 3, 2026Target: Commercial viability of AI systems in specific roles
Legal liability for AI systems' actions could prevent companies from operating AI in roles such as lawyers, doctors, and media influencers.
Parent: RegulationEntity: Legal liabilityImpact: negativeDate: Jul 3, 2026Target: Legal liability for AI systems
The law does not require accommodating AI systems that are fundamentally untrustworthy, just as it does not accommodate untrustworthy human systems.
Parent: LawEntity: Legal accountabilityImpact: neutralDate: Jul 3, 2026Target: Legal accountability for AI systems

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Schneier: AI and Liability Bruce's take on these issues obviously very closely syncs with mine. -L A key quote from his essay: - - - More generally, liability concerns could mean that many current use cases for agents won't be commercially viable. Companies may not be able to profitably operate AI lawyers, doctors and media influencers if they are held responsible for what they say and do. We're OK with this outcome. There's nothing in the law that requires us to accommodate AI systems if they are fundamentally untrustworthy, just as we don't need to accommodate untrustworthy human systems. Any company that won't stand by the statements its agents make-whether human or AI-doesn't deserve users' time or money. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/06/ai-and-liability.html #ai
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"More generally, liability concerns could mean that many current use cases for agents won’t be commercially viable. Companies may not be able to profitably operate AI lawyers, doctors and media influencers if they are held responsible for what they say and do. We’re OK with this outcome. There’s nothing in the law that requires us to accommodate AI systems if they are fundamentally untrustworthy, just as we don’t need to accommodate untrustworthy human systems." — Bruce Schneier https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/06/ai-and-liability.html
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