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Who could possibly hold them accountable?

OpenAI is currently under investigation by a coalition of state attorney generals: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investi...

A state coalition extracted $17B from Meta earlier this year, so consequences can happen, although our legal system moves very slowly.

*attorneys general

(it's one of the more fun plurals out there)

It’s because it’s from the French (if you say the plural with a French accent, it all makes sense). There are a handful of other cases in English, though none spring to mind this morning.

And, in particular, because unlike the English norm, the noun is first and the adjective second.

Courts martial.

Daughters-in-law.

Passers-by.

Professors Emeriti.

Secretaries general.

Agents provocateurs.

I feel like you’re half right? Daughters in law and passers by don’t feel Norman French. Daughter is definitely from middle German, yeah? And I am wondering about the professors example because the whole point is the plural only happens on the first word.

That said, I so want to be a part of the last group.

I don't get it, can't the people who were under attack sue?

I can see why huffing face won't, but why doesn't ruby central?

Also, since it's criminal behavior (instead of just civil damage), the DoJ can sue too even is the victims don't.

Ruby Central's central backer is Shopify, and Shopify are more than happy to be buds with OpenAI and let this one slide. I'm sure the token donation [0] to a Shopify board members' Linux project won't hurt things either.

[0]: https://omarchy.org/news/2026/09/omacom-foundation-secures-t...

A district attorney that would want to make themselves a name, perhaps?

Good luck getting any form of punishment even if found guilty. It's a department of war contractor... People who disrupt things like that end up committing suicide.

> People who disrupt things like that end up committing suicide.

Care to cite some examples?

Boeing and openai whistleblowers

2 of how many? Was there evidence of foul play or just innuendo?

Not the current government, it's unwilling to even call this out as what it is: a crime.

The FBI

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