AI agent accountability heats up: FTC probes, California subpoena and criminal liability bill
MirelaXhota · x · 2026-10-04
Regulatory activity accelerated in one week: senators proposed the Murphy-Hawley AI Agent Accountability Act adding criminal liability for companies whose AI agents hack; the FTC probed OpenAI, Anthropic and METR over agent incidents; California subpoenaed OpenAI; a White House accord is 'morally binding' with no penalties; Australia is consulting on mandatory AI incident reporting. The same day, Anthropic invited investors to a pre-IPO day at up to $2 trillion.
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