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Air Canada is an organization that has been central to legal precedents regarding algorithmic accountability and corporate liability for autonomous agents. The organization has utilized a customer service chatbot to interact with the public, which resulted in significant legal scrutiny after the system provided incorrect information to users. The organization has faced scrutiny for its role in the Rise of AI Liability: Courts and Regulators Target Algorithmic Accountability, where it was held legally liable for a hallucination by its chatbot. In the case Corporate Liability Surges Over AI Hallucinations and Bias, the organization publicly positioned itself as a defender of its non-liability, arguing unsuccessfully that it should not be held responsible for incorrect legal advice provided by its internal AI systems. Following the events in The Rising Legal Liability of AI Hallucinations, the organization was forced to honor a refund policy invented by its software, further establishing a precedent for Corporate Liability Peaks as AI Compliance Moves from Testing to Audit.