Though exciting scientifically, autonomous agent design can result in legal liability. This paper surveys those legal concerns, focusing on issues arising from the unique qualities of agents not found in conventional software. Informed designers can more effectively reduce their liability exposure and influence emerging agent liability law and policies.
Using autonomous agent systems to deliver U.S. federal and state government services threatens citizen civil rights protected by the U.S. Constitution.This paper examines some of these threats, focusing on issues arising from the unique qualities of agents not found in conventional software. The paper offers engineering suggestions and concludes that informed designers can produce agent systems that better protect rather than attack individual rights.
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