Legal liability could pressure AI and climate risk investors, says former labor secretary

Robert Reich argues that threatened lawsuits against companies causing climate and AI harms—modeled on tobacco, oil, and pharmaceutical litigation—could incentivize investors to demand risk reduction from portfolio companies.

First covered Oct 9, 2026 · 4:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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33d Guardian Environment AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich — Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat The most basic function of…

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