Excessive agency
Granting an agent more tools, permissions, autonomy, or action scope than needed.
What Excessive agency does not show
Accuracy improvements do not compensate for avoidable blast radius.
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Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.
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Questions about Excessive agency
What is Excessive agency?
Granting an agent more tools, permissions, autonomy, or action scope than needed.
What does Excessive agency not show or guarantee?
Accuracy improvements do not compensate for avoidable blast radius.
Which area of the glossary does Excessive agency belong to?
Security and privacy: Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.
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