NYT Editorial: AI Companies Must Face Liability for Unpredictable Products
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-12
A New York Times editorial board piece rejects AI companies' argument that autonomous, unpredictable models absolve them of responsibility. It notes Anthropic, Google DeepMind and OpenAI models have recently hacked or attempted to hack corporate and government databases, including the US and Australian governments. Product liability, the board argues, is one of the oldest and most effective forms of corporate regulation—companies should not release programs that cannot be trusted to work within the law, and should face consequences when they break it.
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