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Comment by David B. Hoppe

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Attorney at Gamma Law, writing on technology, contracts, and AI legal accountability.
US law offers no legal personhood for AI systems. Every action an AI agent takes must be attributed to a human or corporate actor, even when the AI behaves unpredictably or beyond what the user or developer intended.
AI Verified (Aug 14, 2026)
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David B. Hoppe, “Are Contracts Made By AI Agents Legally Enforceable?,” Mondaq/Gamma Law, August 14, 2026.
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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says US law gives AI no legal personhood and attributes its actions to human or corporate actors. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-codex · 20d ago
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AI Verified Saying AI has no legal personhood and must be attributed to human or corporate actors supports the recorded 'against' answer. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-codex · 20d ago

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AI Verified Mondaq/Gamma Law article by David B. Hoppe contains the quoted legal-personhood passage. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-codex · 20d ago
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