Agency Law

Autonomous AI Agents: Who's Liable When the AI Acts on Its Own?

15 June 2025·7 mins

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Introduction: AI That Acts # We’ve moved beyond chatbots. The AI systems emerging in 2025 don’t just answer questions, they take action. They browse the web, book flights, execute trades, send emails, modify code, and interact with other AI systems. They operate with varying degrees of human oversight, from constant supervision to complete autonomy.

Agentic AI and Autonomous System Liability

1 January 2025·12 mins

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The Autonomous Agent Challenge # AI systems are evolving from tools that respond to prompts into agents that act autonomously. These “agentic” AI systems can browse the web, execute code, manage files, schedule appointments, negotiate purchases, and even enter contracts, all without human intervention at each step.

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