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Regulate autonomous AI agents under EU Digital Fairness Act, research paper says

( August 4, 2025, 08:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Autonomous AI agents, which can make purchasing decisions on behalf of users, must be explicitly regulated under the proposed Digital Fairness Act, according to a legal scholar. Christoph Busch says in a research paper that without tailored safeguards, the reform risks overlooking one of the forces in digital markets, potentially leaving consumers vulnerable and undermining legal certainty for agent-based business models. Busch warns that despite the European Commission’s ongoing push for stronger online protections, the current reform agenda pays little attention to the “agentic turn” in commerce.The research paper is attached....

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