negligent
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Schwarzenegger has admitted he was negligent but disputes the amount of damages Augustine is requesting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
That same month, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google's YouTube negligent in the case of a 20-year-old woman who said she became hooked on social media as a child, awarding her $6 million.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
But such agreements offer no protection in many instances where AI developers are held negligent, or where they cause harm because of flaws in their products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Nicholas Brandram's sisters accused the Metropolitan Police of being "negligent and reckless".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
And he sought to distinguish what Reggie had done—the act of texting and driving—from other negligent behaviors with terrible consequences.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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