Scott Wisor on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Scott Wisor

Policy Director at Secure AI Project; philosopher and former professor of ethics

There’s no reason existing AI companies should be facing reduced liability.

AI Verified (Apr 9, 2026)

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Scott Wisor, quoted in Maxwell Zeff, “OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters,” WIRED, April 9, 2026.

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

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

We polled people in Illinois, asking whether they think AI companies should be exempt from liability, and 90 percent of people oppose it. There's no reason existing AI companies should be facing reduced liability.

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