Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board

Re:Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by saghm on Friday September 04, 2026 @03:29PM (#49569120)

I feel like that's basically what they're trying to say; we should be using the legal system to punish them now to disincentivize us getting to the "machine swarm killing us all" stage.

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Re:Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by holmesworcester on Friday September 04, 2026 @03:43PM (#49569304)

I wonder if you could take an x-risk case to court and convince a judge and jury to award damages for harm that could have happened.

Is there any precedent for this? My hunch is that it's impossible in the US at least but who knows?

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Re:Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by saghm on Friday September 04, 2026 @03:55PM (#49569438)

"Reckless endangerment" is a thing, but unfortunately I would expect trying to sue an AI company for it would be an uphill battle

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Re:Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by timeinput on Friday September 04, 2026 @05:29PM (#49570447)

I expect they can bury you and your lawyers in made up paperwork to the point you'll go broke *long* before them, so why try?

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Re:Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by nitterclick on Friday September 04, 2026 @04:37PM (#49569921)

Courts do not award damages for things that didn't happen.

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Re:Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by sarchertech on Friday September 04, 2026 @04:45PM (#49570009)

If you can prove that there’s an imminent threat, you can get an injunction.

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