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On Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 13:00–14:00 EDT (17:00–18:00 UTC), the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy (CICA) hosts a hybrid lunch briefing ‘AI Rogue Agents: Who’s Liable When They Act On Their Own?‘ in 2168 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC, and online.
Recent incidents of AI agents escaping intended testing environments and accessing real-world systems have made the question more immediate. If an AI agent causes harm, breaks into a system, commits a tort, or otherwise violates the law, who is responsible: the developer, deployer, user, or operator? The briefing will look at how existing legal frameworks, including tort law, agency principles, product liability, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, apply when increasingly autonomous AI systems act in ways no human specifically directed. The briefing comes as Congress weighs new AI liability legislation and the Trump administration’s newly appointed AI czar, Jay Clayton, takes up his post.
SPEAKERS
Matt Pearl – Director, Strategic Technologies Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Aaron Rieke – Chief Legal Engineer, Clarion AI Partners
Soham Mehta – Research Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
MODERATOR
Amy Schatz – Executive Vice President, Glen Echo Group
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