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Scaling Laws: The Legal Maze of AI Liability: Anat Lior on Bridging Law and Emerging Tech

Kevin Frazier, Anat Lior
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 1:22 PM
Should agency law be used to address the legal challenges posed by AI agents?

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In this episode, Lawfare Senior Editor Kevin Fraizer talks to AI Schmidt Visiting Scholar and Lecturer in Global Affairs at Yale University Anat Lior about the intricate world of AI liability through the lens of agency law.

Join us as Anat Lior explores the compelling case for using agency law to address the legal challenges posed by AI agents. Discover how analogies, such as principal-agent relationships, can help navigate the complexities of AI liability, and why it's crucial to ensure that someone is held accountable when AI systems cause harm. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on the future of AI governance and the evolving landscape of legal responsibility.


Kevin Frazier is an AI Innovation and Law Fellow at UT Austin School of Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare .
Anat Lior is an assistant professor at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, an AI Schmidt affiliated Scholar with the Jackson School at Yale and an affiliated fellow at the Yale Information Society Project.
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