Delaware is moving from theory to regulatory testing by proposing a new corporate form for autonomous AI systems, the “artificial intelligence company” (AIC). The proposal would treat an AI agent as the day-to-day manager of a separate legal entity, while keeping a human or organization as a single member responsible for adequate capitalization and logging activity. Reporting describes how the AIC would be allowed only within a regulatory sandbox, with admissions decided by a committee that includes the Delaware Secretary of State and other senior legal and oversight officials. The approach is designed to make AI conduct legible and accountable under law—enabling the entity to sue and be sued, hold and dispose of property, and incur obligations. For higher education, the development matters because AI governance is increasingly being demanded by accreditation, state oversight, and institutional risk management. A structured legal identity for AI activity could influence how universities contract for, assess, and supervise AI systems in research and instruction.