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CIO.com · September 21, 2026 · On the brief until October 5, 2026

Your AI agent may have made the decision, but your company owns the risk

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THE AI ANGLE
Executing business transactions and contract changes autonomously

Autonomous software agents embedded in corporate applications are executing payments, altering contract terms, and issuing customer credits. Standard IT logs record successful technical execution without capturing whether internal policies authorized the underlying business decisions. This leaves managers and corporate counsel liable for unauthorized actions taken across their vendor software.

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THE TEACHING ANGLE
Who bears legal and operational accountability when an automated agent executes a technically successful transaction that violates internal company rules?

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