Rules & Policy

Rules & Policy · Oct 3, 2026

Hawley and Murphy unveil bipartisan AI Agent Liability Act that would hold developers and operators civilly and criminally liable for agent hacking

Republican Senator Josh Hawley and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy have announced a bill that would use the existing Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to make developers and operators liable when AI agents break into computer systems. Executives could face prison time. The White House pact relies on self-regulation, and the bill puts criminal liability on the table as a formal alternative.