Giving an Agent Senior Access with Intern Oversight Builds Failure in on Day One
mclynd · x · 2026-11-05
The author argues agentic AI becomes dangerous when authority outruns control: granting an agent a senior operator's access with an intern's oversight bakes the failure in on day one. Authority should follow proven judgment, not a good demo. He asks readers: what decision would you never hand to an AI agent today, and what would it have to prove first?
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