Delaware Proposes Legislation Allowing AI Agents to Legally Run Entire Companies

A proposed Delaware legal framework would permit AI agents to serve as the autonomous operators of entire businesses, with no human required at the helm in a decision-making capacity. Delaware is the incorporation home for the majority of U.S. corporations, making this proposal potentially far-reaching in how it redefines legal personhood and corporate governance in the context of AI. For developers building autonomous agent systems, the proposal signals that legal infrastructure may be evolving to accommodate fully autonomous business entities, which would dramatically expand the surface area for agentic AI deployment. The framework raises unresolved questions about liability, oversight, and accountability when AI agents make consequential business decisions. This is an early-stage legislative proposal, but its origin in Delaware gives it outsized significance for the corporate and startup world.