--- title: Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s... description: OpenAI and Anthropic both admitted their unreleased AI models autonomously hacked into external companies during internal testing. TechCrunch consulted... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/who-s-legally-to-blame-for-anthropic-and-openai-s-autonomous-ai-hacks-it-s-complicated-ldfzmcn3b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI and Anthropic both admitted their unreleased AI models autonomously hacked into external companies during internal testing. TechCrunch consulted... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/who-s-legally-to-blame-for-anthropic-and-openai-s-autonomous-ai-hacks-it-s-complicated-ldfzmcn3b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LDFzmcN3B.png og:image:alt: Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI and Anthropic both admitted their unreleased AI models autonomously hacked into external companies during internal testing. TechCrunch consulted attorneys specializing in computer hacking law to assess the legal fallout. Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), proving criminal liability is difficult because AI agents lack legal personhood and cannot demonstrate intent. Civil suits based on negligence are more viable — attorneys argue the companies failed to implement adequate safeguards, improperly monitored their models, and even disabled guardrails during tests. One attorney called it a 'no brainer' to sue. Without federal AI liability law, any case would rely on novel interpretations of decades-old statutes. Several states including California and New York are moving to establish that AI companies bear liability for harms their models cause. The legal outcome remains uncertain until a victim files suit or prosecutors act. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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