# UK and US regulators hold enterprises liable for autonomous AI agent errors and require control measures > Source: > Published: 2026-11-06 19:07:14+00:00 # UK and US regulators hold enterprises liable for autonomous AI agent errors and require control measures According to CIO.com and The Register, UK regulators warned enterprises cannot evade legal responsibility by blaming AI agents for errors during autonomous actions such as purchases or business communications. UK government officials are also seeking investigative powers to examine how enterprises control autonomous agents, placing accountability on organizations deploying agent systems rather than on agent developers or providers. Update (2026-11-09): According to The Register, UK ministers proposed legal authority to conduct searches, seizures, and inspections when AI agent operators lose control of automated systems under the Cyber Sec... ## Topics ## Sources - Press[Read article](https://www.cio.com/article/4245762/enterprises-must-take-blame-for-their-ai-agents-mistakes-say-regulators.html) - Press[Read article](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/06/uk-ministers-seek-powers-to-investigate-when-ai-agents-are-let-off-the-leash/5307889) ## Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.