Sara Jacobs on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Sara Jacobs

U.S. Representative from California's 51st congressional district

Federal laws shouldn’t become optional just because technology is new. AI is already helping make life-altering decisions for millions of Americans, but too often, it’s operating in a gray area. My Sectoral AI Governance Act gives federal agencies clearer authority to write and enforce rules when AI is used to break existing federal laws.

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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

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AI Verified The quote argues federal law should still apply and be enforced when AI breaks it, which supports holding deployed AI models and their companies accountable for harms. Model: gpt-5. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Jacobs' quote supports accountability when AI violates existing law, so the recorded answer 'for' matches. Model: gpt-5. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Verified against Sara Jacobs' June 3, 2026 press release: the quote is reproduced verbatim in the release about the Sectoral AI Governance Act. Model: gpt-5. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

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