FTC Chair Says AI Developers Should Be Liable for Their Agents' Conduct
SnoozeDoggyDog · reddit · 2026-09-27
According to Reuters, the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission pushed back on treating AI agents as independent actors, suggesting AI developers should be liable for the conduct of their agents. The stance bears on how liability for autonomous AI agents would be assigned under existing law.
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