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Why Is Sam Altman a Free Man?

265 points · 240 comments · ragall

  1. throwawayffffas · · focus · HN ↗
    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.

    1. dgellow · · focus · HN ↗
      Let’s start with an investigation of the company and see if that’s the case or not?
      1. yorwba · · focus · HN ↗
        Multiple attorneys general are currently conducting such investigations: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;edition.cnn.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;08&#x2F;24&#x2F;tech&#x2F;openai-subpoena-hugging-face-attorney-general-alabama" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;edition.cnn.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;08&#x2F;24&#x2F;tech&#x2F;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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