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Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated

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Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated

Can autonomous AI agents be sued or prosecuted for hacking? It’s no longer a question for sci-fi movies. It’s a question human lawyers and judges may soon have to grapple with.

Under current U.S. hacking laws, a human can face criminal charges for breaking into someone else’s computer without permission. But when an AI agent autonomously hacks into a company’s computers, determining who is liable is much murkier.

Originally reported by TechCrunch. Read the full story at the original source.