How to Count AIs: Individuation and Liability for AI Agents

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Yonathan A. Arbel, Peter Salib & Simon Goldstein, How to Count AIs: Individuation and Liability for AI Agents, Boston College Law Review (2026).

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An A-corp, or algorithmic corporation, is an entity proposed by Arbel, Peter Salib, and Simon Goldstein so AI agents can be identified, resourced, taxed, and sued without treating them as natural persons.

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An A-corp, or algorithmic corporation, is an entity proposed by Arbel, Peter Salib, and Simon Goldstein so AI agents can be identified, resourced, taxed, and sued without treating them as natural persons.

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An A-corp, or algorithmic corporation, is an entity proposed by Arbel, Peter Salib, and Simon Goldstein so AI agents can be identified, resourced, taxed, and sued without treating them as natural persons.

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This work is relevant to Artificial Intelligence And Law, Private Law And Market Institutions, AI Regulation And Safety. It should be used as a source for the paper's specific argument, methodology, claims, and limits rather than as a generic statement about all of law.

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An A-corp, or algorithmic corporation, is an entity proposed by Arbel, Peter Salib, and Simon Goldstein so AI agents can be identified, resourced, taxed, and sued without treating them as natural persons.

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The most important takeaway is: An A-corp, or algorithmic corporation, is an entity proposed by Arbel, Peter Salib, and Simon Goldstein so AI agents can be identified, resourced, taxed, and sued without treating them as natural persons.

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