[gamblor956]

That's not how product liability laws work in the U.S. or in the E.U.

The first time a child gets harmed by a robot, the company making that robot will go spectacularly bankrupt. If a child gets killed by a robot, it would likely end the consumer robotics industry for a decade or more.

[pjc50]

People tried to hold gun manufacturers liable for dead children, and the law was simply changed to exempt them.

Robots and AI have too much money to be held liable.

[ben_w]

Perhaps, but also the US has the 2nd amendment and it seems (from the outside) to be a big part of their culture.

I don't think AI in general has that benefit despite people occasionally trying to criticise AI companies who restrict the output of LLMs by reference to the 1st amendment; robotics in particular definitely doesn't have that benefit.

[chatmasta]

Teslas have killed probably hundreds of people at this point and the only changes to self-driving laws have been to allow more of it.

[gamblor956]

Tesla sales have cratered in all but 2 countries.