AI Agent Policy & Regulation News

Policy

The Fiduciary Frame: Agent Governance Converges on Duty of Loyalty

Stanford HAI, a Senate discussion draft, and SEC examination priorities are independently arriving at the same conclusion: transparency alone cannot govern autonomous agents. The emerging answer is fiduciary duty.

◆ Priya NairAug 31

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Stanford HAI Proposes Fiduciary Duty for AI Agent Developers

The first major academic institution to call for a legal duty of loyalty for AI agents, shifting the governance conversation from transparency to accountability.

◆ Priya NairAug 31

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The FTC’s Latest AI Crackdown: Why ‘Active Listening’ Was Just a Marketing Mirage

In a landmark settlement, regulators penalized companies for selling AI surveillance capabilities that didn't exist, reinforcing a clear pattern in federal AI oversight.

◆ Priya NairAug 29

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FTC Narrows AI Tool Provider Liability in Landmark Rytr Vacatur

The Commission's three-part test shields dual-use technology developers from downstream misuse claims, marking the enforcement-side shift toward innovation-friendly AI policy.

◆ Priya NairAug 28

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New York’s One Fair Price Act Adds the Broadest Data Definition Yet to the Algorithmic Pricing Patchwork

The fourth state to target surveillance pricing codifies device battery level and inferred household size as personal data, mandates dynamic pricing disclosure, and grants local governments concurrent enforcement authority.

◆ Priya NairAug 25

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The FTC Has Policed 13 AI Cases. None Target Agent Behavior.

Operation AI Comply has recovered nearly $51 million from companies that lied about their AI tools. But deployed agents making real decisions remain outside the scope of federal enforcement.

◆ Priya NairAug 22

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Three States Banned Agent Pricing Without Naming Agents

Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey all enacted pricing-transparency laws in 2026 that capture autonomous agents through broad statutory definitions—without ever naming the technology. New Jersey's is the sharpest: private right of action, treble damages, no cure period.

◆ Priya NairAug 22

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Colorado Is Writing AI Transparency Rules. The FTC Says Federal Law May Override Them.

The state is writing rules for consequential AI decisions. The FTC says federal law may override them. The conflict will shape who defines transparency obligations for autonomous agents.

◆ Priya NairAug 22

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The FTC’s Personalized Pricing Policy Targets Where AI Meets the Consumer Wallet

A draft enforcement statement shifts federal AI oversight from marketing claims to the operational outcomes of algorithmic pricing—and reveals the tensions between federal ambition and statutory limits.

◆ Priya NairAug 21

Policy

The Enforcement Desk: How 40 New Hires Will Define EU AI Oversight

The enforcement desk: how 40 new hires will define EU AI oversight

◆ Priya NairAug 18