AIAre existing laws enough to address AI harms?
Former FTC chair Lina Khan argues dangerous AI releases can already trigger liability. Others question whether that prevents harm—or puts too much responsibility on the companies making the tools.
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Lina Khan argued on September 13, 2026, that existing consumer-protection and competition laws already apply to AI firms. She said shipping flawed tools without adequate measures to detect and stop rogue or defective agents can violate the FTC Act and similar state laws. Objections pull in different directions. One critic argues liability after deployment is insufficient for development-stage risks and calls for narrow, transparent safety coordination among labs under government oversight. Another warns that sweeping liability for software makers could raise costs and reduce usefulness. How to divide responsibility is another question. One proposal would hold agent deployers liable for harm, leaving them the option to sue their model providers.
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Are existing laws enough to address AI harms?
Former FTC chair Lina Khan argues dangerous AI releases can already trigger liability. Others question whether that prevents harm—or puts too much responsibility on the companies making the tools.