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Re:Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of ... by embedding-shape on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @06:21AM (#46958229)
> Humans risk jail time, AIs not so much.

Do they actually though, in practice? How many people have gone to jail so far for "Violating ethics to improve KPI"?

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Re:Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of ... by flerchin on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @08:45AM (#46959644)
It's overwhelmingly exceptionally rare, but famously SBF, Holmes, and Winterkorn.
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Re:Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of ... by embedding-shape on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @09:01AM (#46959820)
Didn't they famously break actual laws though, not just "violating ethics"?
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Re:Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of ... by flerchin on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @01:28PM (#46978775)
It's a bit reductive, but yes people are sent to prison for being convicted of crimes.
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