Delaware Prepares Law for AI Agent-Run Businesses

Delaware is preparing a bill for a new type of legal entity—the Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC)—which would allow AI agents to fully manage a business without a human leader, with the owner liable for the agent's actions only in cases of fraud, capital deficiency, intentional violation of the law, or exceeding stated goals.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-10-27Updated 2026-10-28

2026-10-27 Business

💼 Delaware Prepares Law for AI Agent-Run Businesses

The bill concerns a new type of legal entity—the Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC): the agent enters into transactions, signs contracts, and litigates. The owner is not liable for the agent's actions, except in cases of fraud, intentional violation of the law, or exceeding stated goals. Banking will be prohibited, and the mechanism will be tested in a 30-month 'sandbox'.

🌍 The state, where two-thirds of the Fortune 500 are registered, is claiming the role of the primary jurisdiction for agentic AI—this threatens a 'race to the bottom' between states and federal regulation.

👤 If the law is passed, agents will be able to legally own and run a business without a human leader—this will determine the future of autonomous services and agentic startups. Congressman James Comer has requested documents from the governor and threatened federal legislation.

Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/no-human-at-the-helm-delaware-plan-would-let-ai-agents-run-entire-businesses/

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