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Wells Fargo Clarifies That Your AI Agent Is You, Legally Speaking
An updated online banking agreement treats an authorized AI agent's actions as the customer's own.
SAN FRANCISCO—Wells Fargo has updated its online access agreement, effective Nov. 24, so that actions taken by a third-party AI agent a customer authorizes are treated as the customer's own.
Customers said the change raised philosophical questions. "If my agent buys 48 rolls of paper towels at 2 a.m., was that me?" asked one account holder. "The bank says yes. My kitchen says yes. I say I was asleep."
If my agent buys 48 rolls of paper towels at 2 a.m., was that me?
Experts recommended reading the agreement in full, or having your agent read it, in which case you have technically read it.
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