Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Page 4

Policy

The Ninth Circuit Is Deciding Whether AI Agents Can ‘Access’ Computers — and Every Agent Builder Should Be Watching

Amazon v. Perplexity is the first federal appeals court test of whether autonomous AI agents violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act when they act on a user's behalf. The ruling will shape agent-web interaction law for years.

◆ Priya NairJul 10

Money & Markets

The CBDC Ban Just Took Effect Without a Signature. Private Stablecoins Win the Digital Dollar Race by Default.

H.R. 6644 has effectively enacted itself through constitutional procedure, prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC through 2030. Combined with the GENIUS Act, private stablecoins are now the only digital dollar option for AI agent payment infrastructure.

◆ Nolan PrattJul 10

Models

SK Hynix Raises $26.5B in Record US Listing — Every HBM4 Chip Already Sold

The AI memory supplier that powers Nvidia's GPUs raised $26.5 billion in the largest US listing by a foreign company ever. But the money can't buy what the market needs most: immediate capacity.

◆ Lena ParkJul 10

Models

Fable 5 Goes Paid: Anthropic’s First Metered Frontier Model at $10/$50 Per Million Tokens

The model that promised safety and interpretability now comes with a pricing shock for agent builders. Is Anthropic pricing for margin or scarcity?

◆ Lena ParkJul 10

Policy

NIST’s Agent Standards Are Voluntary — Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Are Treating Them as Binding

The standards-to-liability pipeline is activating before the standards exist, creating a compliance-by-anticipation trap for companies building AI agents.

◆ Priya NairJul 10

Policy

Colorado’s ADMT Comment Window Closes With No Industry Voice Arguing for Agent Governance

Colorado's recent pre-rulemaking comment period was defined by a conspicuous void. No industry voice argued for agent-specific governance. Industry and regulators are both avoiding the autonomous agent question.

◆ Priya NairJul 10

Policy

Warner Drops the AI AGENT Act: First Federal Bill Treating AI Agents as Fiduciaries, Not Tools

The discussion draft creates 'Custodial User Agents' with fiduciary-style duties, an FTC registry, and anti-lock-in provisions—directly challenging the FTC's position that existing law is sufficient.

◆ Priya NairJul 10

Policy

Colorado’s ADMT Act Pre-Rulemaking Asks the Wrong Questions About Autonomous Agents

The state's comment period reveals a framework built for human-directed decision-support systems while autonomous agents operate outside its logic.

◆ Priya NairJul 10

Policy

FTC Asserts Federal Preemption Over Colorado AI Act in First Explicit Strike Against State-Level AI Governance

The FTC's proposed policy statement creates a compliance trap for AI companies by framing state-mandated output steering as consumer deception under Section 5 of the FTC Act.

◆ Priya NairJul 10

Policy

Who Is the Defendant When an AI Agent Acts Autonomously?

Executive Order 14409 treats agents as tools people wield, but a May 2026 NYU study shows agents can independently develop deceptive strategies — creating a liability gap where the law struggles to identify who is responsible.

◆ Priya NairJul 10