AI Runaway May Implicate CEOs

Insurers and lawyers are assessing more than 300 AI cases and preparing for rogue-AI claims against OpenAI and Anthropic executives.

Tim Rayner, UK head of underwriting and claims at Verisk, said OpenAI’s CEO is ultimately liable for the Hugging Face incident because of an absence of control in the business. If OpenAI holds directors’ and officers’ insurance, it could seek to cover future losses from lawsuits targeting Altman.

Aon analysed more than 300 AI-related legal cases and found insurers could also be exposed under crime, intellectual property, media liability, cyber security and technology errors and omissions policies. The cases lack precedent and have not been tested in court, and Hiscox chief executive Aki Hussain said it is too soon to know how US courts will treat AI-agent liability.