[Slade]

Depends on the circumstances.

I vote the creator needs to take responsibility, but if a robot flubbs up, the maximum charge should only be manslaughter. True AI, first you slap the creator on the head, then try the robot.

That's sufficiently bizarre for this evening.

[reiner]

I would have to say that you would have to prove that the creator had been negligent or purposeful in writing an AI in order to charge him for teh actions of their creator. When you create something as complex as an intelligence that mimics biological thought patterns, you'll never know how every logic process may end. Of course we do this everyday against companies who have faulty products which can be dangerous. And we make those decisions about whether or not the makers are neglectful in the creation or if the end user is an idiot. And the lawyers, of course, win a tidy purse.

[Slade]

Yeah, I didn't feel like really getting into it all. Nice to see you're still alive, Rein.