[U.S. Bipartisan Senators Propose 'AI Agent Accountability Act,' Requiring Companies to Bear Responsibility for Agent Intrusions] According to a report by Golden Finance on October 1, citing Axios, U.S. Republican Senator Josh Hawley and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy plan to introduce legislation on artificial intelligence accountability. The proposed 'AI Agent Accountability Act' will seek to hold companies criminally and civilly liable for hacking incidents. The senators believe that current laws leave too much uncertainty regarding who should be held accountable when AI agents invade systems. Although the Trump administration advocated for industry self-regulation, an increasing number of Republicans insist on the need for new legislation; government officials, however, claim that existing laws can address the harms caused by AI.