1934 Precedent

AI CEOs Spent Years Hyping the Apocalypse. Now, It Might Put Them in Prison.

AI CEOs have spent years hyping their tech as world-altering, existential forces to boost valuations. Now, former FTC chair Lina Khan is weaponizing that doomsday marketing against them. By citing a 1934 precedent, she wants to shift from corporate fines to personal criminal liability, fundamentally ending the era of consequence-free tech hype.