Checked fact 218822 Oct 2026Safety and security

Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham Law School, said in an interview published on Marcus on AI on 30 September 2026 that the Justice Department should not take OpenAI's account at face value.

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I’m a law professor at Fordham Law School [...] OpenAI says no one intended any of this but the DOJ would be a laughingstock if it took this at face value: subpoena OpenAI and find out who knew what when.

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Can companies like OpenAI keep getting away with what they are doing? An interview with Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout
Marcus on AI (Gary Marcus) · 2026-09-30

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“Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham Law School, said in an interview published on Marcus on AI on 30 September 2026 that the Justice Department should not take OpenAI's account at face value.” ai notis, checked 21 Oct 2026. Source: Can companies like OpenAI keep getting away with what they are doing? An interview with Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout (Marcus on AI (Gary Marcus)). https://ainotis.com/c/2188

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ai notis. (2026, October 21). Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham Law School, said in an interview published on Marcus on AI on 30 September 2026 that the Justice Department should not take OpenAI's account at face value [Checked claim 2188]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2188

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