Redefining Safe Autonomy: Agents Need Better Boundaries, Not Less
NoSpecific64 · reddit · 2026-09-02
Responding to recent security incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic agents, the author argues that safe agents need better boundaries rather than less autonomy. When their Super Agent 'Bash' needed to authenticate Claude Code, it refused to submit the code on behalf of the user. Instead, it created a temporary browser interface for the user to input the code, maintaining human control while completing the task. The author emphasizes that real controls must exist outside the model through permissions, isolated environments, and approval gates, rather than relying solely on system prompts.
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