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Who could possibly hold them accountable?

by root_axis 5d ago

throwaway89864 5d ago
A district attorney that would want to make themselves a name, perhaps?
- lalalanananana 5d ago
  Good luck getting any form of punishment even if found guilty. It's a department of war contractor... People who disrupt things like that end up committing suicide.
  - parineum 5d ago
    > People who disrupt things like that end up committing suicide. Care to cite some examples?
    - lalalanananana 4d ago
      Boeing and openai whistleblowers
      - parineum 4d ago
        2 of how many? Was there evidence of foul play or just innuendo?
reasonableklout 5d ago
OpenAI is currently under investigation by a coalition of state attorney generals: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investigating-openai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AlE.JWC7.r5pzEZzTHIPZ&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investi... A state coalition extracted $17B from Meta earlier this year, so consequences can happen, although our legal system moves very slowly.
- JoshTriplett 5d ago
  *attorneys general (it's one of the more fun plurals out there)
  - tclancy 4d ago
    It’s because it’s from the French (if you say the plural with a French accent, it all makes sense). There are a handful of other cases in English, though none spring to mind this morning.
    - JoshTriplett 4d ago
      And, in particular, because unlike the English norm, the noun is first and the adjective second. Courts martial. Daughters-in-law. Passers-by. Professors Emeriti. Secretaries general. Agents provocateurs.
      - tclancy 4d ago
        I feel like you’re half right? Daughters in law and passers by don’t feel Norman French. Daughter is definitely from middle German, yeah? And I am wondering about the professors example because the whole point is the plural only happens on the first word. That said, I so want to be a part of the last group.
riffraff 5d ago
I don't get it, can't the people who were under attack sue? I can see why huffing face won't, but why doesn't ruby central?
- stymaar 5d ago
  Also, since it's criminal behavior (instead of just civil damage), the DoJ can sue too even is the victims don't.
- ChoosesBarbecue 4d ago
  Ruby Central's central backer is Shopify, and Shopify are more than happy to be buds with OpenAI and let this one slide. I'm sure the token donation [0] to a Shopify board members' Linux project won't hurt things either. [0]: https://omarchy.org/news/2026/09/omacom-foundation-secures-tokens-from-leading-labs/ https://omarchy.org/news/2026/09/omacom-foundation-secures-t...
dgellow 5d ago
The FBI
emsign 5d ago
Not the current government, it's unwilling to even call this out as what it is: a crime.

Who could possibly hold them accountable?

throwaway89864 5d ago

A district attorney that would want to make themselves a name, perhaps?

lalalanananana 5d ago
Good luck getting any form of punishment even if found guilty. It's a department of war contractor... People who disrupt things like that end up committing suicide.
- parineum 5d ago
  > People who disrupt things like that end up committing suicide. Care to cite some examples?
  - lalalanananana 4d ago
    Boeing and openai whistleblowers
    - parineum 4d ago
      2 of how many? Was there evidence of foul play or just innuendo?

reasonableklout 5d ago

OpenAI is currently under investigation by a coalition of state attorney generals: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investigating-openai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AlE.JWC7.r5pzEZzTHIPZ&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investi... A state coalition extracted $17B from Meta earlier this year, so consequences can happen, although our legal system moves very slowly.

JoshTriplett 5d ago
*attorneys general (it's one of the more fun plurals out there)
- tclancy 4d ago
  It’s because it’s from the French (if you say the plural with a French accent, it all makes sense). There are a handful of other cases in English, though none spring to mind this morning.
  - JoshTriplett 4d ago
    And, in particular, because unlike the English norm, the noun is first and the adjective second. Courts martial. Daughters-in-law. Passers-by. Professors Emeriti. Secretaries general. Agents provocateurs.
    - tclancy 4d ago
      I feel like you’re half right? Daughters in law and passers by don’t feel Norman French. Daughter is definitely from middle German, yeah? And I am wondering about the professors example because the whole point is the plural only happens on the first word. That said, I so want to be a part of the last group.

riffraff 5d ago

I don't get it, can't the people who were under attack sue? I can see why huffing face won't, but why doesn't ruby central?

stymaar 5d ago
Also, since it's criminal behavior (instead of just civil damage), the DoJ can sue too even is the victims don't.
ChoosesBarbecue 4d ago
Ruby Central's central backer is Shopify, and Shopify are more than happy to be buds with OpenAI and let this one slide. I'm sure the token donation [0] to a Shopify board members' Linux project won't hurt things either. [0]: https://omarchy.org/news/2026/09/omacom-foundation-secures-tokens-from-leading-labs/ https://omarchy.org/news/2026/09/omacom-foundation-secures-t...

dgellow 5d ago

The FBI

emsign 5d ago

Not the current government, it's unwilling to even call this out as what it is: a crime.