An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?
AI agents cross company boundaries, but proof of their authority often does not. When they overstep, no single record shows what the user allowed.
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Published: 13 August 2026
Source: The Conversation
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 14 August 2026
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