Criminal liability, not fines, is the sticking point for AI accountability
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-25
A discussion on whether model developers should face criminal liability. David Manheim argues shareholders can absorb fines, so jail time for felonies is what makes corporate lawyers evasive; given known misalignment, continuing to train hacking-capable models could amount to willful blindness by management.
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