Illinois

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power 2026-04-15

OpenAI Wants Immunity. Anthropic Wants Accountability. One AI Bill Will Decide Which Vision Wins.

Illinois SB 3444 has cracked the AI industry's safety consensus in two, and the fault line runs straight through the question of who pays when an AI kills someone.

power 2026-04-13

OpenAI's Deal with the Future

A 13-page policy paper proposes robot taxes and wealth funds. The fine print backs a bill that shields AI companies from lawsuits when their systems kill people.

ethics 2026-04-10

OpenAI Is Backing a Bill That Would Let It Cause Mass Death Without Full Liability. This Week It Got Sued for Causing a Stalking.

SB 3444 shields AI firms from damages in catastrophic harm cases, if they publish safety reports. The same week OpenAI endorsed it, a lawsuit dropped alleging ChatGPT deepened a man's delusions until he stalked a woman.