Lina Khan: Existing laws already apply to AI, including personal liability for CEOs
davidmanheim · x · 2026-10-01
In a New York Times opinion piece, former FTC Chair Lina Khan argues you can simultaneously take transformational AI seriously, acknowledge the need for new laws, and use existing statutes to hold AI companies accountable now — including personal liability for CEOs who break the rules. Commentators like Jay Shooster endorsed the approach, while the piece ultimately calls on Congress to act.
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