House proposal would clarify liability rules for AI agents

Dive Brief

• Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on Wednesday proposed legislation that would allow private parties to sue for harms caused by AI systems.
• The proposal, unveiled as a discussion draft, would hold an AI developer liable if one of its systems injured a third party through conduct that would constitute negligence, an intentional tort, or a crime if the same act were committed by a human. Liability would not apply where the user or a company that modified the system intended the conduct or was negligent.
• “When someone breaks the law and hurts you, you can take them to court,” Trahan said in a statement. “That shouldn’t change just because the wrongdoer is an AI agent.”

Dive Insight:

The proposal comes as lawmakers in both chambers of Congress express growing concerns about autonomous AI agents.

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