A pragmatic approach to regulating AI agents
The current advancement in and deployment of agentic AI systems has created a set of key challenges for the legal frameworks that govern their use. We cover two central components: first, the regulatory classification of agents under the EU AI Act, and second, the legal status and validity of autonomous actions within the established framework of EU contract law. We argue that the unique capacity of agents to autonomously reason, plan, and execute tasks across disparate external systems necessit
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Published: 16 April 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Bias & fairness · Regulation · Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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