Jay Clayton on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Jay Clayton

Director of National Intelligence; former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Well, let me be clear. Hacking of a government website, hacking of a private sector website — if your product does that, you are responsible.

AI Verified (Oct 18, 2026)

Source:

Jay Clayton, Director of National Intelligence, on Fox News' “My View with Lara Trump,” October 18, 2026. Clayton said an AI company is responsible if its product hacks a government or private-sector website.

1h ago

Policy proposals and claims

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

votes For

Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified Clayton says the AI company is responsible when its deployed product hacks government or private websites—an AI-model harm—so the liability claim is directly covered. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified Recorded answer for is correct: Clayton says companies are responsible for AI-product hacking harms. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

Quote authenticity verification history

Report this

AI Verified Fox News’ October 18 report quotes DNI Jay Clayton verbatim: a company is responsible if its product hacks a government or private-sector website. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

replying to Jay Clayton