Agent Incident Classification

Agent incidents need classification for proportional response; categories shape process.

What AI does well here

• Classify by severity (critical, high, medium, low)
• Classify by type (safety, capability, cost, availability)
• Document classification criteria
• Track classification accuracy over time

What AI cannot do

• Get classification right without judgment
• Substitute classification for response
• Eliminate the classification edge cases

Practice this safely

Use a small project example from your own work. The useful move is to compare the AI's draft against your goal, sources, and constraints before you trust it.

1. 1Ask AI to explain incident classification in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "Agent Incident Classification" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check prioritization against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.