Looking forward to more chatbot companies getting targetted for practicing medecine without a license.
It may not matter what’s the LLM architecture is, and that there are disclamers in fine prints. If a company sells a service that generate diagnosis, and cause harm due to incorrect diagnosis, the victims may try to sue them for practicing medecine without a license.
That’s a hard pivot. And building more AI infrastructure is a bad idea. But they might make some short term money given the AI hype.
1.225 M EUR is the maximum fine allowed by law for one of the charges. There was a 4,57 M EUR customs fine added on top of that for violating international sanctions. The fine is shared between the company AND the former executives involved.
If the law allowed it, the amount could have been higher. Fining the company AND former executives, as well as sending the former CEO to jail is a good way to hold people accountable.
Bruno Lafont, Lafarge’s former CEO, was arrested in the courthouse upon sentencing and immediately sent to prison.
There’s only 600km between Montreal and NYC, and no ocean to cross. It’s absolutely possible to make the trip by bus, or train (if there’s such a thing in NA).