Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ncoast.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cwruecmp!atvax!ncoast!rich From: rich@ncoast.UUCP ( SYSOP) Newsgroups: net.ai,net.legal Subject: AI decision systems - What are the risks for the vendor? Message-ID: <386@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Oct-84 15:46:11 EDT Article-I.D.: ncoast.386 Posted: Wed Oct 3 15:46:11 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Oct-84 20:26:25 EDT Reply-To: richg@ncoast.UUCP (Richard H. Garrett (Sysop !ncoast)) Organization: North Coast XENIX, Cleveland Lines: 23 The rapid advance of Artificial Intelligence Software has caused me to wonder about some of the possible legal problems. SITUATION: We are a software vendor that develops an AI software package. this package has been tested and appears to be correct in design and logic. Additionally, the package indicates several alternative solutions as well as stating that there could be alternatives that are overlooked. What risk from a legal standpoint does the developer/vendor have to the user IF they follow the recommendation of the package AND the decision is proven to be incorrect several months later? I would appreciate your opinions and shall post the compiled responses to the net. -- ---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------- From: | the.world!ucbvax!decvax!cwruecmp! Richard Garrett @ North Coast Xenix | {atvax!}ncoast!rich 10205 Edgewater Drive: Cleveland, OH |--------------------------------------- (216) 961-3397 \ 44102 | ncoast (216) 281-8006 (300 Baud) ---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------