Morris Worm precedent: 'I didn't know it would be that bad' is no defense, say AI liability debaters
Heraklines1 · x · 2026-09-13
Commenters invoke the Morris Worm precedent to argue that AI labs should face major damages for agent overreach, questioning whether users or labs bear liability when models like Opus overstep.
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