# Agents Need Responsibility

DevFeed: [Agents Need Responsibility](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/agents-need-responsibility-33465.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2025/05/25/ai-responsibility>)

Published: 2025-05-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [Azure OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure-openai.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion argues that AI agents need clear accountability for their actions. It presents GitHub Copilot's identification of both the agent that performed work and the human who verified it as a model for responsibility, and argues that neither users nor AI systems should be allowed to escape accountability when problems occur.

## Source excerpt

Someone must take responsibility, always. AI agents are no different, yet we're seeing seeing agents hit the market where nothing is taking responsibility for their actions. These won't work, they're simply bubbles waiting to be popped. And there is a better way.