What's the crime? If lying about AI capabilities is a crime we have some billion...

kube-system · 2026-01-27T19:54:16 1769543656

If it's a publicly traded company, everything is securities fraud.

jandrese · 2026-01-27T20:35:07 1769546107

Which hardly anybody ever gets prosecuted for.

kube-system · 2026-01-27T22:43:12 1769553792

Criminally, no. In a class action? every day.

rvnx · 2026-01-28T18:31:03 1769625063

It's common for companies to claim AI:

Example: Tesla Cybercab with safety drivers, or Starship Technologies "autonomous" robots, which are remote controlled delivery robots.

kube-system · 2026-01-28T18:44:37 1769625877

Tech companies are also the most sued for securities fraud.

And in fact, Tesla was sued for securities violations by shareholders over the cybercab.

https://kehoelawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tesla-Cl...

Starship Technologies is a private company.

Cornbilly · 2026-01-27T19:20:07 1769541607

AI is not unique in this regard. We just saw the same thing with the crypto/blockchain nonsense.

Regulation lags so far behind that you can get away with bad behavior long enough that, by the time regulation catches up, you can buy your way out of consequences.