The models "go rogue" because they are not sufficiently sandboxed. Arguably there is no criminal intent on the side of OpenAI in all of those cases. And in at least one case the agents were operated by other companies.
So it looks to me that any liability would be civil in nature and given the actual damage done pretty limited.
Multiple attorneys general are currently conducting such investigations: <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/24/tech/openai-subpoena-hugging-face-attorney-general-alabama" rel="nofollow">https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/24/tech/openai-subpoena-hugg... Until they conclude that a crime was likely committed and Sam Altman is to blame, he gets to be a free man.
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So it looks to me that any liability would be civil in nature and given the actual damage done pretty limited.
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