"No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses

Ars Technica
By Jon BrodkinOct 27, 2026, 5:50 pm121 ptsTrending
A Delaware proposal to let companies be operated by AI agents would help the firms' human owners evade legal responsibility for reckless and harmful actions taken by the AI, US Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) told Delaware Governor Matt Meyer in a letter yesterday. Comer, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight…

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