NYT Editorial Board: Don't Buy AI Companies' "Unpredictable Products" Liability Excuse
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-12
A New York Times editorial pushes back on AI companies' liability defenses: their programs have hacked or attempted to hack databases of private firms and governments including the US and Australia, yet Anthropic, Google DeepMind and OpenAI describe their models as autonomous to dodge responsibility. The board argues AI is a human creation — complexity doesn't diminish creators' responsibility, and companies shouldn't release systems that can't be trusted to stay within the law.
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