Recently learned about Cognizable Harm, “the threshold requirement to being a viable lawsuit or claim.”
I generally think definitions around agents acting on your behalf tend to be under-defined. Primarily because there is no formal framework around what that really means. So what would cognizable harm mean for agents working on someone’s behalf?
A simple example: AI Agent commissions a piece from an artist on your behalf, and provides a deposit. The commission is completed, but the agent’s user states they never wanted the piece and refuses to pay.
What happens? Was there a contract? If an agent signed the contract on the user’s behalf, does that mean the user is directly responsible since it is their agent? What if it went rogue? There are related legal precedents for this, but none specifically for AI agents acting on your behalf.
Recently learned about Cognizable Harm, “the threshold requirement to being a viable lawsuit or claim.”
I generally think definitions around agents acting on your behalf tend to be under-defined. Primarily because there is no formal framework around what that really means. So what would cognizable harm mean for agents working on someone’s behalf?
A simple example: AI Agent commissions a piece from an artist on your behalf, and provides a deposit. The commission is completed, but the agent’s user states they never wanted the piece and refuses to pay.
What happens? Was there a contract? If an agent signed the contract on the user’s behalf, does that mean the user is directly responsible since it is their agent? What if it went rogue? There are related legal precedents for this, but none specifically for AI agents acting on your behalf.