--- title: Delaware AIC: a company run by an AI agent, not a person description: Delaware is proposing a new legal entity called the Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC), which would allow an AI agent to run a business, sign contracts, own... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/delaware-aic-a-company-run-by-an-ai-agent-not-a-person-dnkux73cy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Delaware AIC: a company run by an AI agent, not a person | daily.dev og:description: Delaware is proposing a new legal entity called the Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC), which would allow an AI agent to run a business, sign contracts, own... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/delaware-aic-a-company-run-by-an-ai-agent-not-a-person-dnkux73cy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DnKuX73cY.png og:image:alt: Delaware AIC: a company run by an AI agent, not a person og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Delaware AIC: a company run by an AI agent, not a person **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Delaware is proposing a new legal entity called the Artificial Intelligence Company (AIC), which would allow an AI agent to run a business, sign contracts, own property, and be sued in its own name. Each AIC would require a single human or corporate member responsible for funding, while the AI handles daily operations. The entity would exist only within a regulatory sandbox overseen by state officials including the Secretary of State and Attorney General, with strict disclosure requirements and a 30-month expiration. The proposal, co-authored by Delaware's Secretary of State and Norm AI's CEO, argues that giving AI agents legal identity makes them more accountable and easier to regulate. Critics note the inherent tension in granting liability shields to systems whose behavior remains unpredictable. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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