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AI agents raise questions over control and authorization

Original: AI agents are getting more powerful but who controls their power? When an AI can read emails, access files and call APIs

Security commentators are warning that as AI agents gain the ability to read emails, access files and call APIs, a hidden prompt injection can escalate from producing a bad answer to causing real damage. The argument being made is that capability does not equal authorization: least-privilege access, human approval and continuous monitoring must be built in rather than treated as optional safeguards.

Why now: Growing deployment of powerful AI agents is renewing concern about prompt injection and the lack of oversight over what these systems can do.

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• AI agents are getting more powerful but who controls their power? When an AI can read emails, access files and call APIs, a hidden prompt injection can become more than just a bad answer. Capability ≠ Authorization. Least privilege, human approval and monitoring aren't optional… · tahamirehman_19 · 1

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