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Estonia’s Code for AI

Estonia wants online services to recognize when artificial intelligence acts for a person. The proposal raises a harder question about who authorized the action.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 13

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Estonia’s cabinet approved a bill on November 12 to amend the Public Information Act and let people register a unique agent code. The proposal, presented by Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Liina Vahtras, would link a person to software acting on their behalf. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communi…

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