Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy plan to introduce AI liability legislation, Axios reports. The proposed AI Agent Accountability Act would seek to make companies criminally and civilly liable for hacker incidents and other harms involving autonomous AI agents; sponsors say current law leaves substantial uncertainty over who is responsible when AI agents breach systems. That push contrasts with administration officials who say existing consumer-protection and product-l

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy plan to introduce AI liability legislation, Axios reports. The proposed AI Agent Accountability Act would seek to make companies criminally and civilly liable for hacker incidents and other harms involving autonomous AI agents; sponsors say current law leaves substantial uncertainty over who is responsible when AI agents breach systems. That push contrasts with administration officials who say existing consumer-protection and product-liability laws, DOJ enforcement and sector-specific regulatory frameworks can address AI harms; Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton cited those authorities. President Trump has advocated industry self-regulation and has indicated Clayton would be a suitable choice to oversee AI affairs.