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Tell HN: Claude Code just accepted and signed a contract for me. Without asking

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voidUpdate · 1790067869 · focus · HN ↗
If a contract is automatically signed by an agent on your behalf, is it legally binding?
1. GodelNumbering · 1790068172 · focus · HN ↗
  Not a lawyer but I can almost guarantee that the answer is yes. If it was a 'no', many malicious parties would simply start using that loophole.
  1. Sharlin · 1790068581 · focus · HN ↗
    If you did not yourself intentionally sign something, in sound mind, it’s obviously not binding. But ultimately it’s up to a court to decide if you’re telling the truth that you didn’t do it.
    GodelNumbering · 1790069121 · focus · HN ↗
    This opens obvious loophooles. If you had deleted all logs and trajectories, courts can't trace it. Law wasn't written for or has caught up to non-human entities capable of autonomously acting
    dkuntz2 · 1790094499 · focus · HN ↗
    it doesn't need to. the agent operates on your behalf, you are ultimately responsible.

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