AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is?
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Liability is consolidating on whoever deploys agentic systems into production — and potentially back onto core developers if courts see foreseeability and control. If you’re shipping agents that can transact, access systems, or touch customer data, you now need a written risk model, approval gates, and insurance input before scale-up.
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