Sens. Josh Hawley and Chris Murphy plan to introduce bipartisan legislation making AI companies criminally and civilly liable when autonomous AI agents hack systems.

The proposal challenges the Trump administration’s preference for industry self-regulation and its argument that existing consumer protection and liability laws are sufficient.

Congress is also considering bipartisan AI “kill switch,” testing and transparency bills, but broader legislation remains stalled amid disagreements over how quickly the technology is evolving.

Source: Axios