Whitelists Alone Aren't Enough for AI Spreadsheet Agents

Posts argue that whitelist instructions like 'only update forecast inputs' are not a sufficient acceptance criterion for AI spreadsheet agents, which may overwrite formulas or alter data sources; instead, one must define an editing contract specifying what must not change before edits.

2026-10-16 ~ 2026-10-17 · 2 related posts

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