Citing Patibanda-Sanchez\u2019s announcement, Comer wrote that an AI-run company would provide \u201cthe human or entity capitalizing the AIC with liability protections from potential harms to business partners, consumers, and the public, perpetrated by the controlling AI.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Gov. Meyer told Ars today that \u201cwe have received the letter and are in the process of reviewing it.\u201d A spokesperson for Patibanda-Sanchez declined to comment, saying that the governor\u2019s office is handling press requests on the matter.<\/p>\n
Patibanda-Sanchez\u2019s op-ed said Delaware\u2019s planned regulatory sandbox will \u201cpilot agentic commerce in daylight, under supervision, with capital tied to liability and the ability to shut a system down.\u201d The 30-month testing period would give the state legislature \u201ca full record for deciding how to legislate\u201d AI-run companies, it said.<\/p>\n
Delaware home to most Fortune 500 companies<\/p>\n
A future state law allowing AI-operated companies would be especially impactful in Delaware, as about two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in the state. Although Elon Musk now prefers Texas<\/a>, many corporations choose Delaware<\/a> for its low corporate taxes and business-friendly legal framework. Patibanda-Sanchez boasts<\/a> that Delaware provides \u201cthe most predictable and business-focused legal home in the world,\u201d and that 334,461 new entities were formed in Delaware in 2025.<\/p>\n Patibanda-Sanchez collaborated on the sandbox plan with a private company that says it makes legal AI agents<\/a> for businesses. \u201cThe framework for industry engagement with AICs is being developed in Delaware as part of a public-private partnership led by Norm Ai,\u201d said the op-ed co-written by Patibanda-Sanchez and Norm Ai founder and CEO John Nay.<\/p>\n