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Re:Ask HN: May an Agent accepts a license to produce a build? by didgeoridoo on Saturday January 24, 2026 @10:10AM (#46744227)
The whole point of “agency” is that there is a principal (you) behind the agent that owns all responsibility. The agent ACTS for you, it does not absorb any liability for those acts — that flows straight back to the principal.
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Re:Ask HN: May an Agent accepts a license to produce a build? by esperent on Saturday January 24, 2026 @10:22AM (#46744325)
Just because the AI companies have decided to use the word "agent" doesn't means it's legally an agent. It's just a word they chose. Maybe it'll also be found legally to be an agent but it's likely that'll vary depending on the jurisdiction and will take at least a few years and lots of lawyer bills to iron out.
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