"We don't blame the book because Catcher in the Rye didn’t have a conversation with him and tell him to kill John Lennon. That’s the difference."

Speak for yourself, please.

AI's can't have conversations any more than a book can. It may appear that way, but there is nobody there to have that conversation. More like flipping through a choose your own adventure book.

Berkowitz was told by his neighbors dog to kill people.