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Instead it's a collection of what made the news which feels like will not be updated and prove very little.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
i dont think any of these cases meet the bar of gross negligence, which is a pretty high bar. it requires proving a "conscious and reckless disregard". which, again, sandboxes and guardrails and such would make a gross negligence argument unconvincing.
How many escapes until it becomes reckless disregard?
there could be 1,000 escapes, where each one was enabled by novel and unexpected chain of 0-day exploits. not likely to be considered reckless disregard in court.
there could be 1 escape, where there was no sandbox, no guardrails, no instructions to avoid damage, etc. which would likely to be considered reckless disregard (well, more likely to be, but still, reckless disregard is a high bar).
>"Exploited auth failures in an API to cancel other people's gym classes" An AI cancelling other people's gym classes is a felony ? ? Don't computer systems fail all the time at holding reservations for people? Heck, don't people fail all the time at holding reservations for other people? You know, like in Seinfeld's "Alternate Side" Episode (S3 E11): Jerry (to car rental attendant): "You know how to take the reserva…
>"Exploited auth failures in an API to cancel other people's gym classes" An AI cancelling other people's gym classes is a felony ? ? Don't computer systems fail all the time at holding reservations for people? Heck, don't people fail all the time at holding reservations for other people? You know, like in Seinfeld's "Alternate Side" Episode (S3 E11): Jerry (to car rental attendant): "You know how to take the reserva…
The title of TFA is a metaphorical criticism, not a literal law analysis.
They are not making the statement that the person in Australia who accidentally cancelled someone's reservation in Australia is literally guilty of violating US law. They are drawing criticism of AI models which are taking the kinds of actions for which, if a human did them knowingly, would be illegal.
> Felony Bench counts unique instances where AI agents inadvertently compromise or affect third-party entities. a bit silly, as one typically has to prove intent (which is why security researchers don't get slapped with felonies all the time). "inadvertently" and the existence of guardrails/sandboxes/etc make it pretty unconvincing that these incidents were intentionally malicious. still a fun thing to track, but the…
Can’t gross negligence or indifference to consequences lead to a felony?
> Felony Bench counts unique instances where AI agents inadvertently compromise or affect third-party entities. a bit silly, as one typically has to prove intent (which is why security researchers don't get slapped with felonies all the time). "inadvertently" and the existence of guardrails/sandboxes/etc make it pretty unconvincing that these incidents were intentionally malicious. still a fun thing to track, but the…
Edit: since this is apparently somewhat controversial, perhaps some explanation is in order.
"Felony" has no set definition of which crimes it must apply to, it is entirely based on the discretion of the locality setting the laws. What is a felony in one place can often be a misdemeanor in another. This is especially true for nonviolent crimes.
It's also been shown in studies that nonviolent felonies are imposed against minorities at a much higher rate, for the same crimes.
And because felonies carry additional, lifelong consequences, they are an effective way to mask a 2-tiered justice system.
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026.03.04...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can’t gross negligence or indifference to consequences lead to a felony?
i dont think any of these cases meet the bar of gross negligence, which is a pretty high bar. it requires proving a "conscious and reckless disregard". which, again, sandboxes and guardrails and such would make a gross negligence argument unconvincing.
I’m partially surprised that they didn’t do exactly that. If I ran a corporation I would assume any intrusion attempt by another company was intentional. Why wouldn’t I? Corporate espionage is super common.
I assume the answer is that these executives know each other personally.
> Felony Bench counts unique instances where AI agents inadvertently compromise or affect third-party entities. a bit silly, as one typically has to prove intent (which is why security researchers don't get slapped with felonies all the time). "inadvertently" and the existence of guardrails/sandboxes/etc make it pretty unconvincing that these incidents were intentionally malicious. still a fun thing to track, but the…