The Federal Agent Regulation Gap: Three Jurisdictions Moved, Washington Didn’t

It reports that the U.S. The piece describes a contrast between movement in other jurisdictions and inaction in Washington.

The article cites a Congressional Research Service confirmation that no specific government guidance exists for agentic AI. It also references a Ninth Circuit ruling that AI agents are tools rather than persons. The Ninth Circuit ruling is included as a legal reference point for how agents are currently treated under U.S. law. According to the article, the U.S. federal government remains inactive while the EU and China have moved, at least in terms of stated intent.

The article describes these conditions as creating a regulatory gap for autonomous agents. The article does not name specific new regulations or proposals. Instead, it says that no specific U.S. guidance has been issued and that courts, so far, have treated agents as tools. The article presents the situation as one of unresolved governance, with the federal government yet to take a position on agentic AI.