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Re:Why aren't AI companies being charged for hacking? by bluejay2387 on Monday October 12, 2026 @11:38AM (#50057989)
If I took Metasploit and hooked it to a Cron job then used it to hack HuggingFace they would lock me away for life and the Justice Department wouldn't care that I use software to automate it. No idea why these companies get away with what is essentially the same thing.
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Re:Why aren't AI companies being charged for hacking? by sajithdilshan on Monday October 12, 2026 @11:58AM (#50058310)
If you do it with absolute intention of destruction and harm, then a jury will most probably find you guilty, but if you can prove that it wasn't your intention and it happened by an accident then it's negligence.
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Re:Why aren't AI companies being charged for hacking? by asdff on Monday October 12, 2026 @12:29PM (#50058803)
Just say you are a security research company. That is how the situation in question is getting by.
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Re:Why aren't AI companies being charged for hacking? by yummypaint on Monday October 12, 2026 @11:45AM (#50058108)
The US legal system is coin operated
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