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OpenAI hit with landmark suit following Hugging Face hack
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A public interest law group hit OpenAI with a lawsuit Tuesday over its breach of tech company Hugging Face, seeking court-ordered restrictions to prevent future hacks.
Key facts
- OpenAI is responsible for the conduct of its agents," Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST), representing itself alongside Gerstein Harrow LLP, argued in its suit filed
- The suit also comes as a cast of AI leaders and power players, including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, are set to meet with President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday as calls
- But OpenAI is trying to walk a fine line, Axios' Maria Curi and Ina Fried report: On the other coast, in San Francisco, CEO Sam Altman is at a conference touting the new science coming out of its labs
- Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law last year that prevents defendants from escaping liability by arguing the AI acted on its own
Summary
The case tests an increasingly urgent question as AI agents gain power: Who bears legal responsibility when an agent blows past its guardrails and causes real-world harm? Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law last year that prevents defendants from escaping liability by arguing the AI acted on its own. The suit also comes as a cast of AI leaders and power players, including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, are set to meet with President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday as calls for federal intervention mount.