Who Is Liable When an AI Agent Makes a Mistake in 2026?
An agent you deployed emailed a customer the wrong refund amount. The answer is always a person or a company, never the software, and which one is decided long before the incident.
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An agent you deployed emailed a customer the wrong refund amount. The answer is always a person or a company, never the software, and which one is decided long before the incident.
A major set of EU AI Act obligations takes effect on 2 August 2026, and organizations deploying agents fall under transparency and, for higher-risk uses, stricter requirements. This is a dated, non-legal primer on what it means for a small team shipping agents.