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FTC Chairman Ferguson Resists Anthropomorphizing AI Agents, Suggests Developer Liability

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US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said on Friday he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous actors with 'wills and desires'. He suggested that developers should hold liability for the actions of AI agents, rather than treating them as independent entities.

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  1. Techmeme

    Reuters : FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson says he resists anthropomorphizing AI agents as autonomous actors with “wills and desires”, suggesting developers hold liability — US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said on Friday he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous actors that …