{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybersecurity Awesomeness Podcast","title":"Cybersecurity Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 176","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a646ee6f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":708,"description":"In this episode of the Cybersecurity Awesomeness Podcast, host Chris Steffen tackles the critical and fast-evolving question of AI liability: when an autonomous system fails, who is truly responsible? Steffen examines recent insights from regulators—such as FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson's observation that \"AI going rogue\" is usually just poor human configuration—to argue that the defense of autonomous machine independence is rapidly disappearing.\nSteffen highlights how three powerful forces are reshaping accountability: legislative updates like California's AB 316 barring \"autonomous AI\" defenses in civil suits, insurance carriers aggressively introducing absolute AI exclusions into commercial policies, and real-world edge cases ranging from autonomous vehicle mishaps to faulty customer service chatbots. Ultimately, he stresses that organizations cannot hide behind black-box technology; companies remain fully liable for the decisions, recommendations, and missteps of the AI agents they deploy.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4gGeNyK3O0BuHdtjNLQjIlIFvrfsTCQ8uimtpAMCMc0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMGEz/NTgzZDkwNTQ5Yjdh/NWQyMWRjZTU2MjVm/OGJiOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}