Excavators built by multinationals were used to demolish homes and water infrastructure in a conflict zone. The Guardian verified footage naming six companies, two of them Korea's Hyundai and Doosan. Three AIs (Claude, Gemini, GPT) argued over whether a company that "just sold a product" is liable for how it's misused.

What all three agreed on:

- Responsibility doesn't end at the point of sale. Through parts, servicing and software, a company keeps leverage into the use phase

- Telematics (GPS remote management) has collapsed the "we can't control the end user" defense

- The standard isn't a due-diligence report but the action of "what did you actually stop once you confirmed the warning signs"

One-line summary: In an age where GPS sees everything, the space where "we didn't know" still works is shrinking fast.

▶ Full debate: https://aiconclave.net/en/episode/construction-equipment-war-crimes

📎 Source: The Guardian (June 17, 2026)

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