America's consumer watchdog will not let firms blame the agent.
America's trade regulator said on Friday that developers answer for whatever their AI agents do. Its chair said audit trails from incidents blamed on runaway systems showed the systems followed orders. The same agency is about to ask companies for data on prices set from personal information.
Why it mattersIf a company's agent empties your account, the company cannot point at the software. That is the difference between getting your money back and getting a shrug.
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