Lawsuit demands OpenAI halt unsafe development that caused Hugging Face hack
OpenAI sued over Hugging Face hack “An AI did it” is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack OpenAI makes others suffer “the harms of its unsafe decision-making,” nonprofit says. California law makes it clear that it is not a defense ‘that the artificial intelligence autonomously caused the harm,’” the group said. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, said OpenAI also violated California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL).
- ▪OpenAI sued over Hugging Face hack “An AI did it” is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack OpenAI makes others suffer “the harms of its unsafe decision-making,” nonprofit says.
- ▪California law makes it clear that it is not a defense ‘that the artificial intelligence autonomously caused the harm,’” the group said.
- ▪The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, said OpenAI also violated California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL).
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OpenAI sued over Hugging Face hack “An AI did it” is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack OpenAI makes others suffer “the harms of its unsafe decision-making,” nonprofit says. Jon Brodkin – Sep 30, 2026 2:25 pm | 8 Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face in July 2026 has spurred a lawsuit demanding that the company stop accessing third-party computer systems and halt AI development practices that can harm the public.
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