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title: "FTC chair says humans will be on the hook for actions of rogue AI agents"
date: 2026-09-26
source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ftc-chair-says-humans-will-be-on-the-hook-for-actions-of-rogue-ai-agents/ar-AA2d1Bf8?ocid=BingNewsVerp
description: "Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson says humans who set in motion rogue AI agents are the ones who will be held accountable for their actions. He said he would resist characterizing AI agents as autonomous actors with “wills and desires of their own,"
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# FTC chair says humans will be on the hook for actions of rogue AI agents

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson says humans who set in motion rogue AI agents are the ones who will be held accountable for their actions. He said he would resist characterizing AI agents as autonomous actors with “wills and desires of their own,

*Published: 2026-09-26*