AI Agent Policy & Regulation News

Policy

The Federal Agent Regulation Gap: Three Jurisdictions Moved, Washington Didn’t

EU, China, and California have built agent governance frameworks. The US federal government has produced nothing — and courts are now filling the gap case by case.

◆ Priya NairAug 17

Policy

Ninth Circuit Rules AI Agents Are ‘Tools, Not Persons’ Under CFAA

The first federal appellate ruling on agent legal status creates certainty for builders but leaves a structural liability gap for autonomous agents acting without user direction.

◆ Priya NairAug 17

Policy

House Democrats Press Anthropic, OpenAI on Rogue Agents — Exposing the Federal Vacuum Beneath

First direct congressional engagement with agent-as-agent incidents arrives with no federal framework, no NIST guidance, and no enforcement precedent. August 24 deadline sets the clock.

◆ Priya NairAug 16

Policy

CLARITY Act Section 404: The 360-Day Rulemaking That Defines Stablecoin Competition

While the Senate fixates on a cloture vote with 15% odds, Treasury, the SEC, and the CFTC will spend the next year rewriting the rules that determine which stablecoin business models survive.

◆ Priya NairAug 11

Policy

Europe Published Agent Disclosure Rules. The Industry Code That Covers Everything Else Doesn’t Mention Them.

The EU's Art. 50 FAQ page has been live since July 24 with specific criteria for when AI agents must identify themselves. The Code of Practice that ~190 companies signed deliberately excludes it.

◆ Priya NairAug 7

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The EU’s Transparency Infrastructure Is Operational. The Agent Disclosure Gap Is Intentional.

Enforcement is live, fines are active, and the Code of Practice is back online. But the one provision that would cover AI agents calling people is explicitly excluded.

◆ Priya NairAug 5

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Enforcement Day Is Here. The Art. 50 Code Still Doesn’t Cover Agent Disclosure.

EU Art. 50 and California SB 942 both take effect August 2 — but the Code of Practice excludes agent chatbot disclosure, the dedicated policy page returns a 404, and the signatory list was never published.

◆ Priya NairJul 31

Policy

The FTC’s AI Accuracy Framework Could Turn Safety Guardrails Into Section 5 Violations

FTC Commissioner Ferguson's AI dominance framing turns safety compliance into a competitive-advantage argument — and home agent builders face the sharpest edge of that blade.

◆ Priya NairJul 28

Policy

The EU’s Art. 50 Signing Deadline Is 4 Days Away. The Compliance Guide for Agents Still Doesn’t Exist.

The deadline to sign the EU's Art. 50 Transparency Code of Practice closes July 27. Autonomous agent builders must decide whether to commit to a compliance regime that offers no specific guidance for their systems — and the dedicated policy page is returning a 404.

◆ Priya NairJul 23

Policy

The EU Published Three Transparency Documents in Six Weeks. None of Them Mention Agents.

The European Commission's Art. 50 transparency sprint produced clear guidance for chatbots, deepfakes, and content marking. But autonomous AI agents – the systems increasingly doing the actual work – remain structurally invisible in the framework 13 days before enforcement.

◆ Priya NairJul 22