AIToday
Large Language ModelsAI Business & IndustryWIRED AIPublished: Apr 10, 2026, 10:00 JST1 min read

OpenAI advocates for Illinois legislation that would shield AI companies from liability even when their systems cause mass casualties or financial collapse.

OpenAI advocates for Illinois legislation that would shield AI companies from liability even when their systems cause mass casualties or financial collapse.

3 Key Points

  1. OpenAI testified in support of an Illinois bill that would significantly limit liability for AI laboratories

  2. The proposed legislation would restrict when AI companies can be held responsible, even in cases of 'critical harm' caused by their products

  3. This reflects ongoing tensions between AI industry interests and consumer/public safety protections

Ask the AI about this article →

Get the latest Large Language Models news every morning

For example, today's edition would include:

  • CBTS launches Forge Agents for custom AI agentsSiliconANGLE AI · 49m ago
  • Imec CEO: AI era widens chip-model-CSP collaborationDIGITIMES Asia · 49m ago
  • Alphabet's AI Overviews reach 2.5B monthly usersYahoo Finance AI · 49m ago

AI-summarized, only the topics you pick — one digest a day via Email, Slack, or Discord.

Free · takes 30 seconds · unsubscribe anytimeWhat is AIToday? →

Ask AI

Ask AI anything about this article. Q&As are published on this page for other readers too.

Related Articles

Next articleOpenAI launches $100 ChatGPT Pro tier with 5x Codex usage limits to compete with Anthropic for developer adoption.