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OpenAI Backs Bill Shielding AI Firms From Liability in Mass-harm Scenarios

ByPimpHesus

Apr 15, 2026

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI is backing an Illinois bill that seeks to limit when AI companies can be held responsible for catastrophic harm. That encompassess mass deaths, including those resulting from the use of weapons of mass destruction, as well as autonomous criminal behavior. At the same time, AI lobbyists are pouring money into Congress …

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