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title: "- FTC chair pushes back on treating AI agents as independent actors"
date: 2026-09-25
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6ab6abb6bb7b46a490380822750eef36&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reuters.com%2fbusiness%2fftc-chair-pushes-back-treating-ai-agents-independent-actors-2026-09-25%2f&c=2144706252661614998&mkt=en-us
description: "U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew ​Ferguson said on Friday ‌he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous ​actors that \"break loose\" ​with \"wills and desires of ⁠their own\"."
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# - FTC chair pushes back on treating AI agents as independent actors

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew ​Ferguson said on Friday ‌he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous ​actors that "break loose" ​with "wills and desires of ⁠their own".

*Published: 2026-09-25*