Pramila Jayapal on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Pramila Jayapal

U.S. Representative (D-WA)

AI harms can spread too fast for after-the-fact enforcement to stop them, and fines don’t remedy the damage or truly deter it from happening again. [...] As long as the price of causing harm is likely to cost less than the potential profits, AI companies will keep taking reckless risks. The framework reverses these incentives by holding AI companies and their executives strictly liable for lawbreaking, with loss of charter and criminal penalties for the most serious violations.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, “Jayapal Introduces Legislative Framework Establishing National Charter System to Rein in AI,” October 1, 2026.

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

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AI Verified Jayapal says AI companies and executives should be strictly liable for lawbreaking and that harms require upfront accountability, supporting company liability for model harms. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.1-codex · 20d ago

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AI Verified The verified quote supports strict liability and accountability for AI companies; recorded answer for is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.1-codex · 20d ago

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AI Verified Jayapal’s Oct. 1 official press release contains the stored wording in its discussion of AI-company liability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.1-codex · 20d ago

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