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We Gave an AI Agent Permission to Spend Money. Then We Tried to Break It.

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We Gave an AI Agent Permission to Spend Money. Then We Tried to Break It. AI agents are increasingly able to call APIs, purchase things, and trigger actions that have real financial consequences. So we asked a simple question: What happens if the agent is allowed to spend money — and we actively tr…

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  1. 2026-09-03 12:19 · DEV Community — AI
    We Gave an AI Agent Permission to Spend Money. Then We Tried to Break It.

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