Capability Should Not Automatically Equal Authority for AI Agents
alifcoder · x · 2026-10-07
Part 7 concludes the thread: separate reading from acting. An agent that can inspect an inbox is one risk level; drafting a reply is another; sending the reply, changing a payment record, deleting a file, or approving a deployment is something else entirely. The mistake is granting broad permissions just because the agent is capable of using them—capability should not automatically equal authority.
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