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By Prompt AI News1 min read
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Reporting from Euractiv, Estonia is moving to issue official digital identities to AI agents, making it the first country to formally recognize autonomous software as a legal actor within its e-governance system.
Under the proposal, AI systems would be authorized to sign contracts, submit government filings, and interact with digital services on behalf of individuals or businesses without requiring human sign-off on each action. Estonia's e-Residency and X-Road platforms already cover 99% of its population — the technical infrastructure exists. The leap is a legal one.
Critics are pressing the accountability question: when an AI agent executes a bad contract or is manipulated into a fraudulent transaction, who bears responsibility? Every existing legal framework assumes a human is ultimately liable. Estonia is betting it can construct a new framework before that question becomes a costly crisis.
No other EU member state has indicated plans to follow, though Brussels will likely be forced to weigh in if Estonia reaches implementation.
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