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> In the physical world, it seems like when an tool/device/instrument causes harm (or is used to cause harm), we assign blame to either the user of the tool or its creator.

Firearms are a notorious example where some people get, well, weird.

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The point of the firearm is to inject high speed lead into things so I'm not sure you can say it's misoperating when it does that.

Sometimes that lead ends up in some school kids instead of enemy combatants or other plausible threats to life.

True, but that's unfortunately (usually) not because the thing misfired randomly.

Yes. That’s “is used to cause harm” situation, exactly.

The gun doesn't know the difference. Operating as intended.



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