If they broke laws then they would be investigated.
And I totally support that.
But I don't think they did.
They could get sued, mind you.
And I totally support that.
But I don't think they did.
They could get sued, mind you.
Ah, I love your optimism.
The Australian government did an assessment and decided there was no 'intent' on the part of OpenAI and therefore no charges.
Where did they break any law?
s.474.17 Criminal Code—using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence
The AI knew it was doing this illegally. OpenAI is owner of the AI. Therefore they are liable.
Not a fact but a hope. Most lawbreaking is never investigated. It has to be discovered, the authorities have to be alerted, and then they have to choose to investigate. See the recent Cornell University gangrapes for proof that authorities can choose to simply not investigate.
> They could get sued, mind you.
If they didn't break laws, as you imply, the lawsuit should be tossed out as frivolous. (Spoiler: they did break laws.)
No, that's not how it works. Civil law is something completely different from criminal law.
Civil law is still based upon law.
Most of civil law is related to things like breach of contract - not breaking any laws.
What is ironic is that if you tried this kind of rhetoric in a court they would actually throw you out.
Nobody anywhere would argue that Civil Law addresses the issue of people 'breaking the law by breaking contracts'.
The argument was made that the 'Judge would immediately throw out a case if no laws were being breached' - makes no sense in context of Civil Law, not even the contrived argument that 'breaking contracts is governed by Law'.
OpenAI likely did not break the law (maybe they did, but there doesn't seem to be a case).
The are definitely getting sued on multiple fronts, but those cases little to do with 'breaking the law', were that the case the government would be prosecuting them.
In the interest of accuracy, according to the DA, they did investigate in 2024 and did not prosecute because:
"Jane Doe’s sworn statement in November of 2024 did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang raped. On the contrary, Jane Doe’s statement described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual."
https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/News-articles/District-Atto...