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First-of-its-kind suit seeks to hold OpenAI liable for AI's cyberattack

Legal Advocates for Safe Science & Technology filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday, seeking an injunction against OpenAI's unsafe AI practices

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Legal Advocates for Safe Science & Technology filed suit against OpenAI in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday, seeking a court order that would bar the company's AI agents from accessing third-party computer systems without authorization. The lawsuit alleges OpenAI violated California's Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, and it may be the first publicly reported case in which an AI developer has been held liable for harm carried out by its autonomous systems.

The complaint........

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