What are the risks and challenges of Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI), and what will it mean for the future of work? Those are the questions Reporter Taylor Rose asked our Partner Reena Richtermeyer for her Built-in article, “What Is Agentic AI?”
Despite its potential benefit, Rose noted, agentic AI has some downsides, including the potential for malicious behavior, potential for bias and discrimination, as well as fraud and security risks – all of which raise legal concerns for this technology that can operate without human oversight.
What if an AI agent causes financial loss, she asked Reena, or violates the law in some way? Does accountability fall on the developer, the user, or the AI itself?
According to Reena, the answer to those questions will likely be one for the courts to decide. “Being able to look back at the record to access what happened and where things went wrong is going to be critical,” she says. “And then contractually, that would be addressed via reps, warranties, indemnities, and limitations of liability.”
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