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Agents can't tell safe from dangerous

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To an agent reading a UI, "Delete database" and "Download report" look equally clickable. Same rectangle, same cursor, same click. Nothing in the interface tells the agent that one action is harmless and the other is catastrophic. Humans have instincts about consequences. We hesitate before the red…

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  1. 2026-09-27 03:31 · DEV Community — AI
    Agents can't tell safe from dangerous

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