{"id":387846,"date":"2026-06-20T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=387846"},"modified":"2026-06-20T15:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:11:56","slug":"victoria-albrecht-ai-accountability-legal-liability-legaltechtalk-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/06\/20\/victoria-albrecht-ai-accountability-legal-liability-legaltechtalk-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAfter the algorithm: Who is liable when AI acts?\u201d: Victoria Albrecht explores AI accountability and legal liability at Legal Tech Talk 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.animate-charcter{background-image: linear-gradient(-225deg, #231557 0%, #44107a 29%, #ff1361 67%, #fff800 100%); background-size: 200% auto; -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; animation: textclip 0s linear infinite;}\n@keyframes textclip {to {background-position: 200% center;}}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15_Victoria-Albrecht-Speech-LTT-2026-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">At Legal Tech Talk 2026, a session titled <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8220;After the algorithm: Who is liable when AI acts?&#8221;<\/span> examined the legal and practical challenges arising from increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence systems. Delivered by <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Victoria Albrecht<\/span>, Director of AI Acceleration at Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton, the session formed part of the broader theme, <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Evolution &amp; Revolution: Leading Legal Teams Through Transformation<\/span>. Focusing on the intersection of AI and automation, regulation and governance, and workforce transformation, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> reflected on questions of accountability and liability as AI systems move beyond supporting human decisions.<\/p>\n<h3>The accountability gap<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Opening the session, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> invited the audience to consider a familiar experience by asking how many people had used Google Maps to navigate and accepted a suggested route without questioning how that recommendation had been made. Observing that most people readily rely on such systems without interrogating their reasoning, she contrasted that with a more serious example involving a medical emergency while travelling abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15_Victoria-Albrecht-Speech-LTT-2026-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"400\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Illustrating the point, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> asked the audience to imagine requiring urgent medical treatment in Botswana and needing to make a payment for essential medication, only for an AI-driven banking process to delay the transaction significantly, resulting in serious long-term health consequences. She then posed the question, &#8220;who do you sue? Who do you hold accountable?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Reflecting on the complexity of modern AI systems, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that a bank might attribute the decision to an algorithm connected to a start-up in California, which in turn relied on an open-source model developed elsewhere and subsequently modified and deployed across several jurisdictions before being used by a customer travelling internationally. She remarked that the example illustrates the complexity of modern AI systems and observed that existing legal systems are not equipped for what is to come. At the same time, she noted that the purpose of the discussion was not only to identify the challenge but also to consider what organisations can do about it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Returning to the example, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that no human had actually made the decision in that process and that the outcome was produced through autonomous systems and agents. She remarked that, while organisations are currently asking which human tasks AI can replace, the more important question concerns the accountability structures required when AI produces outcomes that people have not previously created themselves. Reflecting on the role of lawyers, she observed that this issue extends beyond legal practice and also presents an opportunity for lawyers to advise clients on emerging risks.<\/p>\n<h3>Where the law breaks down<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15_Victoria-Albrecht-Speech-LTT-2026-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"420\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Turning to the legal implications of autonomous systems, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> identified three areas in which, in her view, existing legal frameworks begin to break down: personhood, liability and governance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Explaining the first issue, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that personhood is fundamentally concerned with identifying the legal entity that can be sued or held accountable. She remarked that a legal person may be an individual or a company and that such entities possess both rights and duties. However, she observed that distributed agentic systems create a situation where there is agency without legal identity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Turning to liability, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> remarked that, without a legal entity, there may also be no one to sue or hold accountable. According to her, the difficulty operates on two levels. First, questions of intent become problematic because responsibility for a particular outcome cannot easily be attributed. Secondly, she observed that AI challenges traditional notions of foreseeability because probabilistic systems are not explicitly programmed to make any particular decision. Reflecting on the implications of autonomous decision-making, she remarked that the result is causation without culpability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Addressing the third issue, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> referred to the example of AI models being developed, refined and deployed across different jurisdictions and observed that this creates governance challenges as well. According to her, the result is a form of jurisdiction without borders.<\/p>\n<h3>Contracting around AI<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Reflecting on current legal practice, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that organisations often seek to protect themselves through contractual mechanisms such as warranties, indemnities and limitations of liability. While describing these approaches as a good start, she remarked that they are nowhere near enough for the challenges that lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15_Victoria-Albrecht-Speech-LTT-2026-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"450\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">According to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span>, clients are increasingly asking not only for the correct legal answer but also how that answer was reached, particularly where legal technology tools have been used and where larger volumes of information are being processed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Taking the discussion beyond the legal sector, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> referred to the widespread use of AI in recruitment processes and observed that many large corporations already use AI to sift through job applications. Reflecting on the nature of these systems, she remarked that no human instructs the AI precisely which candidates to select and observed that such systems operate probabilistically rather than deterministically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Returning to the broader issue of accountability, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that it is extremely difficult to hold a probabilistic system to account in the same way as a deterministic one. Reflecting on current approaches, she remarked that organisations are presently contracting around AI without truly governing or questioning it.<\/p>\n<h3>The human in the loop<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Turning to the different ways in which AI is currently used by organisations, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> outlined a series of models of human and AI interaction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">She observed that the first model is the simplest, where a human decides what should be done and AI merely carries out those instructions. According to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span>, this preserves full human accountability and allows conventional negligence principles to apply.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Reflecting on the position of many law firms, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> remarked that they generally regard themselves as operating in a model where AI makes suggestions and the human either accepts or rejects them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">She then turned to what she described as decision augmentation and observed that this represents a danger zone because it creates an illusion of control. In this model, AI acts but a human must approve the outcome. Referring to the commonly used expression &#8220;human in the loop&#8221;, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> remarked that organisations should be realistic about what that actually means.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">According to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span>, a person acting as the human in the loop may ultimately become the individual held accountable because existing legal systems lack mechanisms for dealing with these situations. At the same time, she observed that courts may increasingly question whether a single individual can genuinely understand the decisions being made, appreciate the full dataset being processed and fairly be held solely responsible for the outcome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Reflecting on the practical implications for organisations, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that they should ask whether distinctions made by AI agents or algorithms are explainable and whether those decisions could ultimately be defended in court.<\/p>\n<h3>Decision automation and the limits of oversight<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Turning to the final stage of AI adoption, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> discussed decision automation, where AI systems act and humans review outcomes only after decisions have been made. She observed that many organisations are already operating in this space, even if they do not necessarily describe their practices in those terms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Illustrating the point, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> referred to large retailers using agents to make decisions about incoming customer complaints and to autonomous vehicles where human intervention occurs only when an issue arises. According to her, this is also the area where the largest regulatory gap currently exists.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the concept of human oversight, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> referred to a statement she had encountered at a recent Gartner Data &amp; Analytics AI Conference, which had remained with her. She observed:<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 3%; font-style: italic;\">&#8220;If the human cannot interrogate the recommendation, augmentation is automation with a signature attached.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Returning to the point, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> repeated the observation and remarked that, where a person cannot properly question or understand an AI recommendation, the appearance of human oversight may simply mask an automated process.<\/p>\n<h3>AI literacy and a duty of competence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Turning to the role of legal professionals, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that the legal profession may need to develop a new set of standards regarding what lawyers should know and understand about artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Reflecting on developments over the last decade, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> remarked that the legal profession had previously debated whether it was ethical to use AI in legal work. She observed that an increasing number of people are now asking a different question, namely whether it remains ethical not to use AI in certain aspects of practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Drawing attention to changing expectations within the profession, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> invited the audience to consider new associates entering law firms and observed that many of them have never experienced a world without AI. She remarked that, unlike previous generations of lawyers who have practised both with and without AI, these new entrants regard AI as a normal part of legal practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">According to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span>, legal education and professional development will therefore need to help lawyers understand issues of explainability and accountability. Reflecting on this development, she observed that this forms part of what she described as a new duty of competence and a broader commitment to AI literacy.<\/p>\n<h3>Three areas for change<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Turning to possible responses, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> identified three areas that, in her view, require further development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The first concerned attribution frameworks. Returning to the earlier example involving the delayed payment for medical treatment, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that organisations need to be able to identify who was in control when a decision was made and understand the chain of decision-making that produced the outcome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Illustrating the concept, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> drew an analogy with product liability law. She observed that defective products can often be traced through every stage of production to particular suppliers, production batches and responsible teams. According to her, decision-making involving AI may require a similar level of traceability and understanding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The second area concerned regulatory sandboxes. Reflecting on the pace of technological change, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that innovation is occurring so quickly that rules created today may soon become outdated. According to her, regulatory approaches should provide space for learning, testing and adaptation as technology develops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Reflecting on the role of legal professionals, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that practising lawyers are closely involved with the practical effects of emerging technologies through their work with clients. She remarked that, if lawyers do not take a proactive role in shaping the law, they risk leaving those decisions entirely to regulators. According to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span>, there is a need to test, iterate and learn from practical experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Turning to the third area, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> returned to the concept of a new duty of competence. She observed that this involves establishing expectations regarding AI literacy, AI competency and AI explainability for both current and future generations of lawyers.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking ahead<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Bringing the discussion to a close, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> invited the audience to reflect on whether their organisations are able to explain how AI-assisted decisions are made, where the effects of those decisions may extend and how those decisions can ultimately be traced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">She also encouraged organisations to consider the role of AI literacy in protecting both lawyers and their clients as artificial intelligence and future technological developments continue to evolve. Reflecting on the pace of change, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> observed that the legal profession will continue to face new technologies and new challenges and remarked that increasing literacy in this area will assist practitioners in responding to those developments practically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15_Victoria-Albrecht-Speech-LTT-2026-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"650\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Concluding the session, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ms. Albrecht<\/span> left the audience with a final observation:<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 3%; font-style: italic;\">&#8220;Shape it or catch up to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">At Legal Tech Talk 2026, Ms. Victoria Albrecht examined the accountability challenges arising from autonomous AI systems, discussing questions of personhood, liability, governance, human oversight, attribution frameworks, and AI literacy in legal practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67011,"featured_media":387862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97664,107259],"tags":[76547,95260,81702,86108,107743,81703,30105,107742,107747,107745,107744,40865,107510,43930,107746],"class_list":["post-387846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-collaborations","category-legaltechtalk","tag-agentic-ai","tag-ai-accountability","tag-ai-and-law","tag-ai-governance","tag-ai-literacy","tag-ai-regulation","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-autonomous-ai","tag-cleary-gottlieb-steen-hamilton","tag-explainable-ai","tag-human-in-the-loop","tag-legal-liability","tag-legal-tech-talk-2026","tag-legal-technology","tag-victoria-albrecht"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Who Is Liable When AI Acts? 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