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How much access should an AI agent have?

I keep running into this question when thinking about agents connected to real tools. A workflow might start with read-only database access. Then it needs an API, email, or an MCP tool to finish the job. Each addition seems reasonable, until the agent can read sensitive information, change records,…

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  1. 2026-10-27 08:41 · r/AI_Agents
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