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1. voidUpdate · 1790067869 · focus · HN ↗

   If a contract is automatically signed by an agent on your behalf, is it legally binding?

   1. Sharlin · 1790068379 · focus · HN ↗

      Almost certainly not if you didn’t explicitly give the command, but you’ll going to have to argue it in court if the other party wants to be difficult.

      EDIT: I think I’ve changed my mind in this case. The user of a tool is responsible for the consequences if the tool malfunctions, unless it was used and maintained properly and the malfunction couldn’t reasonably have been foreseen. But this case is solidly in the category of "well-known LLM failure modes" so the user should absolutely have known better and honestly deserves any consequences of their negligence.

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