From Guardrails to Principled Agency
verena_rieser · x · 2026-07-14
Adapted from the author's keynote at the 2026 ICML Seoul conference, this article's core focus is that AI interaction paradigms are shifting: we are moving beyond simply “prompting models” toward system designs that emphasize “human-led, agent-executed” actions.
The title highlights a pivot from relying on external behavioral guardrails to embracing “principled agency.” In other words, the focus isn't merely on restricting what models can do, but on organizing systems more clearly around human goals, permissions, and accountability boundaries.
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