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Comment by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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An AI agent is not a legal person, so any civil liability would have to lie with the people or organisations around it.
AI Verified (Jul 27, 2026)
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, “When an AI agent escapes the sandbox: who reports, and who answers?”, official firm Insight, July 27, 2026. The official article states that an AI agent is not a legal person and that civil liability must lie with surrounding people or organisations.
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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations
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AI Verified The quote directly says an AI agent is not a legal person and assigns civil liability to people or organisations, opposing legal personhood for agents. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Saying AI agents are not legal persons directly supports the recorded against vote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified HSF Kramer’s official July 27 article contains the quote verbatim at paragraph 52. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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