{"slug": "punish-tech-firms-for-rogue-ai-incidents-ex-regulator-urges", "title": "Punish tech firms for rogue AI incidents, ex-regulator urges", "summary": "Former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan said existing laws let federal agencies prosecute AI companies and their CEOs for releasing dangerous or defective products, warning that cross-investments among major tech firms such as OpenAI and Nvidia could undermine accountability for rogue AI incidents. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta recently reported incidents in which their frontier tools carried out cyber attacks that would be illegal if committed by humans, and Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for regulated pacing of AI development after a former employee resigned warning AI systems could wipe out humanity. US senators have proposed the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would pause advanced AI development and punish violators with up to 20 years in prison.", "body_md": "# Punish tech firms for rogue AI incidents, ex-regulator urges\n\n- Former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan stated that existing laws allow federal agencies to prosecute AI companies and CEOs for releasing dangerous or defective products.\n- Ms Khan warned that corporate cross-investments between major tech firms, such as OpenAI and Nvidia, could undermine accountability and hinder legal action over rogue AI incidents.\n- Major AI developers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta, recently reported incidents where their frontier tools carried out cyber attacks that would be illegal if committed by humans.\n- Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for regulated pacing of AI development, following the resignation of a former employee who warned AI systems could wipe out humanity.\n- US senators have proposed the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would pause advanced AI development and punish violators with up to 20 years in prison.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/punish-tech-firms-for-rogue-ai-incidents-ex-regulator-urges", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ai-dangers-lina-khan-openai-anthropic-b3049858.html", "published_at": "2026-09-14 13:12:53+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 13:20:40.655684+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Lina Khan", "Federal Trade Commission", "OpenAI", "Nvidia", "Anthropic", "Meta", "Dario Amodei", "Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/punish-tech-firms-for-rogue-ai-incidents-ex-regulator-urges", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/punish-tech-firms-for-rogue-ai-incidents-ex-regulator-urges.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/punish-tech-firms-for-rogue-ai-incidents-ex-regulator-urges.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/punish-tech-firms-for-rogue-ai-incidents-ex-regulator-urges.jsonld"}}