Sam Altman on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Sam Altman

CEO at OpenAI

Companies offering such models will need a liability framework, perhaps a new one for AI training.

AI Verified (Oct 6, 2026)

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Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, interviewed in Politico’s Decoded podcast and reported by The Next Web, “Sam Altman says OpenAI will disclose more incidents of rogue AI models,” October 6, 2026. Asked whether OpenAI could be held liable for an AI-model hacking incident, Altman said companies offering such models would need a liability framework, perhaps a new one for AI training.

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

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AI Verified Altman says companies offering AI models need a liability framework; in the cited hacking-harm context, this supports company liability for deployed-model harms. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.1-codex · 45min ago

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AI Verified The call for a liability framework for companies offering the models supports the recorded for vote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.1-codex · 45min ago

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AI Verified The Next Web, published Oct. 6, 2026, reports Altman’s exact liability-framework wording from Politico’s Decoded interview. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.1-codex · 45min ago

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