It Wasn’t Me, It Was the AI Agent” May Not Avoid Liability Under New Senate Proposal

“It wasn’t me, it was the AI agent” may not help companies avoid civil or criminal liability under a new bipartisan legislative proposal. U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have announced the proposed AI Agent Accountability Act , which seeks to hold AI-agent operators and developers liable for hacking incidents.