Lesson 392 of 1570
Should You Trust an Agent?
How much you should trust an agent depends on what it can do.
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- 1Should You Trust an Agent
- 2least privilege
- 3revocation
- 4testing
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Section 1
Should You Trust an Agent
How much you should trust an agent depends on what it can do. An agent that can read is low-risk. An agent that can spend money is high-risk.
Most people use agents for low-risk things — search, summarize, draft. Trusting agents with high-risk things requires real care.
Three trust principles
- Match the trust level to the action
- Verify before trusting (test in safe situations first)
- Be ready to revoke trust quickly
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The big idea: Trust agents in proportion to what they can do. Start small, expand carefully.
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