"No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses
Owners of AI-run firms would evade liability for "reckless" AI, US Rep. Comer says.
A Delaware proposal to allow businesses to be run by artificial intelligence agents has raised concerns about legal liability, according to US Representative James Comer, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In a letter to Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, Comer expressed worry that the state's plan to create a new type of corporate entity, known as an Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC), could enable powerful AI companies and their investors to evade responsibility for any reckless or harmful actions taken by the AI.
Comer also highlighted fears that the proposal might be used by non-transparent forces to gain an unfair advantage through state AI initiatives, essentially allowing them to "capture" regulations to their benefit.
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