Who Pays When the Agent Buys Wrong: FTC Says Developer, States Say UDAP, Congress Has Written No Liability
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When an autonomous agent executes an incorrect purchase or sends an unauthorized email, the question of who bears the financial loss remains a critical blind spot. This is not a hypothetical concern; our desk has tracked two live consumer products – one involving an agent purchase failure and another an agent email failure – that demonstrate how these errors create immediate operational crises. While previous coverage has mapped the contract mechanics and the Regulation E delegation trap, and analyzed payment-rail loss placement , the ultimate liability question is currently being answered by a combination of enforcement posture and state-level consumer…
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