Robert Reich advocates holding AI risks in check with liability litigation
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Robert Reich writes advocating liability law to address existential risks from AI and the climate crisis, citing the Suncor v Boulder case heard in the Supreme Court's new term: multiple Colorado localities are suing Suncor and ExxonMobil, demanding oil companies pay the costs of climate disasters, and at least four justices expressed skepticism about the oil industry's argument that the Clean Air Act blocks the lawsuits. He notes that if AI agents escape safe environments and damage critical infrastructure, AI companies and the tech giants behind them could face tens of billions of dollars in damages.
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Robert Reich 撰文主张用责任法应对 AI 与气候危机带来的生存风险，并援引最高法院新开庭期审理的 Suncor v Boulder 案：科罗拉多州多地起诉 Suncor 与 ExxonMobil，要求石油公司为气候灾害成本买单，至少四位大法官对石油业以《清洁空气法》阻断诉讼的论点表示怀疑。他指出，若 AI 智能体逃出安全环境、破坏关键基础设施，AI 公司及其背后的科技巨头可能面临数百亿美元赔偿，目前已有 200 多起涉及网络责任与 AI 产品责任的案件在审。
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