# Stanford HAI brief argues AI agents should be legally bound fiduciaries

> Original title: 📢 New issue brief: AI agents increasingly operate autonomously on your behalf — but nothing stops them from prioritizing their developer...

- Source: Stanford HAI
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:02:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/h1j5rwb3zt843igv7evjduta5
- Original: https://x.com/StanfordHAI/status/2120562699629207655

## Summary

Stanford HAI publishes an issue brief arguing that AI agents should be classified as fiduciaries and required to act in users' best interests. The brief says autonomous agents can currently prioritize their developers' interests over users' interests, with nothing to stop them.

## Post

📢 New issue brief: AI agents increasingly operate autonomously on your behalf — but nothing stops them from prioritizing their developers’ interests over yours. Our latest brief argues that agents should be classified as fiduciaries and required to act in users’ best interests. https://hai.stanford.edu/policy/designing-loyalty-ai-agents-and-conflicts-of-interest

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