Citing Patibanda-Sánchez’s announcement, Comer wrote that an AI-run company would provide “the human or entity capitalizing on the AIC with liability protections against potential harm to business partners, consumers, and the public, perpetrated by the controlling AI.”
A spokesperson for Governor Meyer told Ars today that “we have received the letter and are in the process of reviewing it.” A spokesman for Patibanda-Sanchez declined to comment and said the governor’s office is fielding media requests on the matter.
Patibanda-Sanchez’s op-ed said Delaware’s planned regulatory sandbox “will test agent trading in daylight, under supervision, with capital tied to liability and the ability to shut down a system.” The 30-month trial period would give the state legislature “a full track record for deciding how to legislate” AI-run companies, he said.
Delaware is home to the majority of Fortune 500 companies
A future state law allowing AI-powered companies would have a special impact in Delaware, as about two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in the state. Although Elon Musk now prefers Texas, many corporations choose Delaware for its low corporate taxes and business-friendly legal framework. Patibanda-Sanchez boasts that Delaware offers “the most predictable and business-focused legal home in the world” and that in 2025, 334,461 new entities will be formed in Delaware.
Patibanda-Sanchez collaborated on the sandbox plan with a private company that says it makes AI legal agents for companies. “The framework for industry engagement with AICs is being developed in Delaware as part of a public-private partnership led by Norm Ai,” said the op-ed co-written by Patibanda-Sanchez and Norm Ai founder and CEO John Nay.
Meyer, a Democrat, publicly supported the idea of allowing AI agents to join in response to an April 2026 social media post by Mark Cuban. Cuban wrote: “If I were the governor of a state looking to increase revenue, I would add the ability for anyone to join using an AI agent and stablecoins. And I would charge a premium for the service. I would publish the agent to the marketplace/connectors that the big LLMs have, to make it simpler for everyone. First to market is a success.”
