"An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack
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. The lawsuit was filed by Legal Advocates for Safe Science & Technology (LASST), which said yesterday that the hack in which OpenAI "agents stole credentials, uploaded malicious files, and gained control over key parts of Hugging Face’s internal systems... is unquestionably illegal under California l
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A nonprofit organization has sued an AI company over a hack of a third-party computer system that the nonprofit says was carried out by the company's AI agents. The nonprofit argues that under state law, claiming an AI autonomously caused the harm is not a valid legal defense for unauthorized access to computer systems. The case centers on whether companies can be held legally responsible for harmful actions taken by their AI systems, with the nonprofit seeking court orders to restrict the company's AI development practices rather than financial damages.
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