# AI models don't kill people - people kill people

DevFeed: [AI models don't kill people - people kill people](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ai-models-don-t-kill-people-people-kill-people-8526.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/09/ai-models-dont-kill-people-people-kill-people/5295368>)

Author: Thomas Claburn

Published: 2026-09-09T20:44:06Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [AI Chat](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-chat.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-and-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-and-ml.md>), [ai-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-models.md>), [ai-regulation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-regulation.md>), [ai-safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-safety.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/anthropic.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [opinion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinion.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [superintelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/superintelligence.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion piece argues that accountability for AI-related harms should focus on technology executives and model safety rather than treating AI models as independently culpable.

## Source excerpt

AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until morale and model safety improve