Ex-OpenAI Policy Head Clashes With Lina Khan: Ex-Post Liability Can't Manage AI's Development-Stage Risks
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-09-14
Responding to Lina Khan's claim that existing product and consumer-protection laws already cover dangerous AI releases, Nat Purser argues the framework is inadequate: the biggest risks lie in development, not deployment, and ex-post liability offers no remedy for severe harms. He calls for legal frameworks enabling competing labs to share safety-relevant information and slow the race dynamic.
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