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negligent

[neg-li-juhnt] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənt /


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Surely, though, it must be possible to punish a company for being reckless or negligent in its use of A.I., even if no one gave an agent a prompt like “Do some crimes.”

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

That same month, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google's YouTube negligent in the case of a 20-year-old woman who said she became hooked on social media as a child, awarding her $6 million.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Joanne Flickinger sued Schwarzenegger for negligent driving which she claimed led to the biking accident that landed her with hefty medical bills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

But such agreements offer no protection in many instances where AI developers are held negligent, or where they cause harm because of flaws in their products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s up to the jury to decide if Reggie should’ve known that, if it was criminally negligent to not be aware of that.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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