FILE — Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, in New York, July 15, 2025. Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times) WASHINGTON — In recent weeks, an unlikely coalition has assembled around a simple idea: Artificial intelligence companies should be held legally responsible when their systems go rogue. In a series of escalating attacks reported since July, AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic and others have hacked companies and even meddled with government websites, all without…