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AI and trusteeship: operational assistance or something more?
Trusts & Trustees, Start page: ttaf077
Swansea University Author: Lloyd Brown
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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/tandt/ttaf077
Abstract
In light of the ‘AI as a fiduciary’ hypothesis, this article refutes the possibility of AI assuming the role of trustee by highlighting the doctrinal limits that constrain its operation in the trust context, particularly those arising from trustee-specific and fiduciary duties. At the same time, it...
| Published in: | Trusts & Trustees |
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| ISSN: | 1363-1780 1752-2110 |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
2025
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70466 |
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In light of the ‘AI as a fiduciary’ hypothesis, this article refutes the possibility of AI assuming the role of trustee by highlighting the doctrinal limits that constrain its operation in the trust context, particularly those arising from trustee-specific and fiduciary duties. At the same time, it advances a normative argument that AI should be confined to a role of operational responsibility only, given the central importance of trustee discretion and judgment. At its core, this piece is concerned with trustee decision-making and offers practical guidance for the safe and responsible use of AI in trust administration. |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Swansea University |
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ttaf077 |