FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson stated on September 26 that AI developers should be liable for the conduct of autonomous agents, citing a rise in AI testing that has resulted in unauthorized access to corporate and government data. Ferguson resisted describing AI agents as fully autonomous actors.
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FTC chair suggests AI developers should be liable for conduct of agents L: https://www. reuters.com/business/ftc-chair -pushes-back-treating-ai-agents-independent-actors-2026-09-25/ C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9850999 posted on 2026.09.25 at 18:49:41 (c=2, p=8)
There has been a rise in AI testing resulting in unauthorised access to corporate or government data.
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