Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman reacts to Delaware’s AI agent proposal, says it is ‘deeply concerning to …’
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has warned against a legislative proposal in Delaware that would permit autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents to legally manage and operate corporate entities. Suleyman pushed back the state’s initiative, saying that granting legal corporate status to autonomous software demands extreme scrutiny, and calling it ‘deeply concerning’. Not just tech leaders, the proposal also sparked sharp backlash from federal lawmakers like Representative James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.“Deeply concerning to me… Delaware proposal to let agents run businesses… we should be very cautious here,” Suleyman stated on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Quoting directly from the framework’s core premise, Suleyman highlighted the far-reaching nature of the concept:
