This week brought important news about laws and rules for AI agents - the smart computer programs that can work on their own.

A new report shows that AI technology is growing faster than governments can make rules for it. This is creating problems because companies don't know what they're allowed to do.

The European Union made the world's first big set of AI rules called the AI Act. Other countries are now copying these rules to make their own laws. South Korea just passed a similar law called the AI Basic Act.

In the United States, different states are making their own AI rules. Texas passed a law called TRAIGA that stops people from making AI systems that try to hurt people. New York created the RAISE Act that makes big AI companies report what they're doing.

President Trump changed America's approach to AI rules this year. He got rid of the safety rules that President Biden had made before. Trump wants fewer rules so AI companies can grow faster.

Data sovereignty is becoming a big issue for AI agents. This means countries want control over their people's information. Different countries have different rules about where data can be stored and used.

Companies are asking for clearer rules about what they can and cannot do with AI agents. Right now, many businesses are confused because the rules keep changing.

The biggest challenge is that AI agents can make decisions on their own. This makes it harder to know who is responsible when something goes wrong. Companies need better ways to track what their AI agents are doing.

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