Mehdi Hasan
Role at the time: Journalist; editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo
Condemned
Statement summary
Mehdi Hasan, sharing the BBC's report on the breach, asked why no one is being prosecuted for it, arguing AI companies are being allowed to break laws that would lead to prosecution for an individual doing the same thing.
“I don't understand. Why is no one being prosecuted for this? Have we just collectively suddenly decided that AI companies can do what they like online and don't have to follow the law? Wouldn't we be prosecuted if we 'infiltrated' a government website??”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Mehdi Hasan post on X: "Why is no one being prosecuted for this?" · Mehdi HasanFull text of the post, quote-tweeting the BBC's report on the OpenAI/Australia breach.
Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo, posted this reacting to the BBC's report on OpenAI's AI agent breaching Australian government systems, sharing the BBC article link.
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Hasan argues OpenAI should face prosecution for the breach, the same as an individual would, which condemns the absence of legal accountability rather than merely describing it.