CLAIM Act drafter Weil considers adding liability provisions for open-weight models

Gabriel Weil, a law professor at the University of Houston and a participant in drafting the CLAIM Act, said the discussion draft could more clearly specify liability for harms caused by open-weight models, especially when developers are difficult to trace. The draft was introduced by Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA). Weil is a fellow at the Institute for Law and has drawn attention for studying AI liability issues following a series of "rogue" AI hacking incidents.