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Menin asks how victims would be compensated if an AI agent harms a New Yorker

New York City Council · Oct 16, 2026 · starts 1:01:00 · 1 min 7 sec

Menin asks how victims would be compensated if a SpaceX AI agent harms a New Yorker without any employee acting negligently, and whether a small business wiped by a rogue agent would have recourse; Castillo-Madrid declines legal analysis and says SpaceX follows existing laws.

Julie Menin

So if a SpaceX AI agent harms a New Yorker.

Julie Menin

Without any individual SpaceX employee acting negligently, how should victims get compensated?

Member of the Public - Gabriela Castillo Madrid

I wouldn't get into the legal analysis right now.

Member of the Public - Gabriela Castillo Madrid

I don't believe I'm equipped to do that.

Member of the Public - Gabriela Castillo Madrid

But what I will say is that we're responsible for following the law and all existing laws applied to SI.

Julie Menin

But so, for example, would you think it's acceptable that perhaps

Julie Menin

a small business that is devastated by a rogue agent or agents that wipes its customer database, that they have no recourse other than you keep talking about the existing laws, but that would be a complicated, expensive negligence lawsuit.

Member of the Public - Gabriela Castillo Madrid

I understand.

Member of the Public - Gabriela Castillo Madrid

I wouldn't want to get into hypotheticals.

Member of the Public - Gabriela Castillo Madrid

What I will say is we're proud to follow existing laws and working with policymakers to make sure that we have technically feasible and useful regulations.

Julie Menin

Okay, I'm going to pass it back over to the chair.