Binding law
What binds an agent's operator today?
5 records of kind binding law are on the Agent Authority Ledger as of September 2026: 3 verified, 0 reported, 0 announced, 2 absent, 0 open. By jurisdiction: United States 1, European Union 4.
Binding law
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No EU instrument defines an AI agent
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The Commission states that the term AI agent is not legally defined and is used colloquially for different kinds of artefacts.
No binding United States federal law defines an AI agent's identity or authorization
United States · verified 15 September 2026
The federal work on agent identity sits in NIST's voluntary standards programme, not in statute.
EU AI Act Article 26, deployer obligations
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
Deployers must take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure they use high risk systems in accordance with the instructions for use.
EU AI Act Article 14, human oversight
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
Article 14(1) requires high risk AI systems to be designed and developed so they can be effectively overseen by natural persons during the period in which they are in use, including through appropriate human machine interface tools.
EU AI Act Article 12, record keeping
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
Article 12(1) states that high risk AI systems shall technically allow for the automatic recording of events, or logs, over the lifetime of the system.
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