This US state wants to let AI set up and run an entire business — with only a single human needed
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THE AI ANGLE
Running companies and making executive business decisionsDelaware proposed legislation to let companies operate under the control of artificial intelligence agents within a thirty-month testing period. The framework allows software to make business decisions while investors retain liability protections. This shift forces legal professionals and entrepreneurs to rethink corporate accountability when algorithms replace human executives.
THE TEACHING ANGLE
Delaware's proposal raises the question of whether traditional corporate liability shields should protect investors when software rather than a person causes company harm.Read the original at techradar.com Generate teaching or study materials
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