[kogus]

That's a good distinction. A knife maker should not be liable for the serial killer who used their product. But they probably should be liable if the knife explodes when used to cut a piece of cheese.

I'm sure there is a whole library full of legal precedent around "who is liable, and when". My earlier point was really that "Machines are not accountable" does not mean "Machines cannot make decisions". It really means "We need to think about who is accountable when this machine makes a mistake.