Hawley and Murphy propose liability for AI agent hacking
Senators Josh Hawley and Chris Murphy announced the AI Agent Accountability Act on October 1. According to their announcement, the proposal would make operators liable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Liability would apply when they knowingly operate an agent that recklessly causes hacking damage or loss.
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Developers would face liability if they failed to use reasonable safeguards. This would apply when they knew, or had reason to know, about an agent's hacking capabilities.
That is the sponsors' description of the proposal. It is not law, and harm caused by an agent would not automatically make every developer liable.
The bill text and any amendments will show how lawmakers define each duty and which operators or developers it covers.
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