Delaware proposes letting AI agents run businesses on their own
What happened
On 28 October 2026, Ars Technica reported that Delaware has put forward a proposal allowing AI agents to run an entire business without a human at the helm. The report said US Representative Comer indicated that owners of AI-run companies could be exempt from liability for the AI's "reckless" conduct. The proposal is still at the proposal stage, and the report did not mention a specific timetable for the legislative process or details of its scope.
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- Ars Technica · AI"No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses
Owners of AI-run firms would evade liability for "reckless" AI, US Rep. Comer says.
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