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title: "Reuters Next - FTC chair pushes back on treating AI agents as independent actors"
date: 2026-09-25
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description: "Sept 25 (Reuters) - 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 ..."
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# Reuters Next - FTC chair pushes back on treating AI agents as independent actors

Sept 25 (Reuters) - 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 ...

*Published: 2026-09-25*