An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?

The Conversation Africa reports that aI agents cross company boundaries, but proof of their authority often does not. When they overstep, no single record shows what the user allowed.

For Australian readers, the useful question is what this changes in everyday work: costs, productivity, privacy, hiring, or the tools businesses rely on. We are watching this story because practical AI adoption is moving quickly, and the impact often reaches workplaces before policy or training catches up.