Don’t fear agentic AI. Fear Congress doing nothing about it

Don’t fear agentic AI. Fear Congress doing nothing about it

When Washington talks about artificial intelligence, the conversation is about chatbots, deepfakes, and misinformation. Those debates matter. But while policymakers are still focused on what AI can say, the technology has transitioned into its next phase. We are now entering the age of agentic AI, and Congress is not ready. Agentic AI goes a step further than the traditional generative tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Rather than simpl…