> i’m curious if new laws will have to be enacted and retroactively applied One of the cornerstones of jurisprudence, going back to Ancient Rome if not earlier

> i’m curious if new laws will have to be enacted and retroactively applied One of the cornerstones of jurisprudence, going back to Ancient Rome if not earlier, is that you cannot retroactively apply laws. It's expressly prohibited in most jurisdictions; new laws come into force only after they're signed into law. Besides, most AI devs work for corporations, and their work belongs to the corporation, so the corporation itself would be liable. At worst you might see the fabled "Corporate Death Penalty" applied, but I doubt it.