FTC Chair: Companies Can't Blame Their AI Agents to Escape Liability
TansuYegen · x · 2026-09-26
The FTC chair argued companies shouldn't be able to say 'the agent did it' and walk away from responsibility. As millions of autonomous agents negotiate, spend, and access systems, someone must remain accountable — AI autonomy can't become a legal escape hatch.
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