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It Wasn’t Me, It Was the AI Agent” May Not Avoid Liability Under New Senate Proposal

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It Wasn’t Me, It Was the AI Agent” May Not Avoid Liability Under New Senate Proposal

U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Chris Murphy introduced the artificial intelligence (AI) Agent Accountability Act, a bipartisan proposal designed to hold artificial intelligence (AI) agent operators and developers liable for harms caused by their systems. The legislation aims to prevent companies from using AI autonomy as a defense against civil or criminal liability.

Why it matters: Organizations deploying AI agents face potential new federal accountability requirements; legal and compliance teams must track this proposal to understand emerging operator and developer liability standards.

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