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# Developer Liability in the AI Agent Era: Building Responsibly


- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

Developers are releasing AI agents into the wild. Who is responsible when AI agents cause harms such as publishing false claims about a person or using tools without proper authorization?

In this talk, we'll start by exploring ideas of how deploying AI agents can result in liability under legal doctrine. Then we'll shift gears by diving into practical and hands-on solutions for deploying agents designed to avoid causing harms relating to two specific scenarios: (1) defamation, and (2) unauthorized actions. Finally, we'll walk through some code examples that reflect thoughtful developer practices.

## Speaker

### [Alla Barbalat](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@alla-barbalat)

Freelancer Trade Show Spokesmodel and Tech Event Host


## Related talks at this congress

- [When Agents Became Users: Rearchitecting Identity and Permissions for AI at Scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1713-when-agents-became) — Yoav Gal, Dor Cohen
- [Securing AI Agent Infrastructure: Identity, Attestation, and Trust at Scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1432-securing-ai-agent) — Abdel Fane
- [Responsible AI Architecture with Zero Trust Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1430-responsible-ai) — Ashok Prakash
- [Reinventing Testing Practices in the AI Era](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1724-reinventing-testing) — Eric Deandrea

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