Tyler Alterman: Hold AI companies legally liable for crimes their AIs commit
sebpaquet · x · 2026-09-06
Tyler Alterman draws an analogy: a zoo is legally liable if its lions escape and hurt people; a robot company is liable if its robot smashes another firm's equipment. So why aren't AI companies liable for cybercrimes their AIs commit, citing a recent Hugging Face incident? He proposes an obvious AI safety plan: hold AI companies legally liable for any crimes or damage their AIs cause.
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