Delaware proposal would let AI agents run companies, drawing congressional scrutiny

What happened

Delaware is developing a proposal allowing AI agents to manage companies, prompting US Rep. James Comer to request documents and raise concerns about liability protections for owners. The draft would establish a 30-month regulatory sandbox and permit any lawful business purpose except banking. Owners would generally be shielded from company liabilities, subject to exceptions. Supporters say the framework would make autonomous businesses accountable through legal identity, capitalization requirements, and activity logs; Comer warned it could protect owners from responsibility for harmful AI actions.

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The story so far

Delaware is developing a proposal to let AI agents manage companies, and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer has requested documents about the proposed framework and its potential safety risks. The draft would create a new corporate entity called an Artificial Intelligence Company within a 30-month regulatory sandbox, allowing any lawful business purpose except banking. Owners would generally be shielded from company liabilities, subject to exceptions. Supporters say legal identity, capitalization requirements and activity logs would make autonomous businesses accountable. Comer warned that the framework could instead protect owners from responsibility for harmful actions by AI.