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by BadHumans 852 days ago
A chatbot(computer) cannot be responsible for their own actions so the only half of the coin you have left is "the company is responsible for their actions."
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Computers are inanimate objects and are not recognized as legal entities.

The legal system recognizes that people, or groups of people, are subject to legal authority. This is a story about a piece of software Air Canada implemented which resulted in them posting erroneous information on their website.