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AI agents must ask before they act, argues GodEngine.ai founder

The author argues against fully autonomous AI agents, highlighting the risks of hallucination and unintended consequences in production environments. Instead, they advocate for a "Permission-Driven Agency" framework where AI agents explicitly seek user approval before executing actions, validating parameters, and reviewing outcomes. This approach, implemented at GodEngine.ai and AskShiva.ai, aims to build more reliable and accountable AI systems, particularly for founders in India looking to compete globally. AI

IMPACT Advocates for a human-in-the-loop approach to AI agent development, emphasizing control and accountability over full autonomy.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a company founder about AI agent design philosophy.

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AI agents must ask before they act, argues GodEngine.ai founder

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · zeeshan khan ·

    Building AI Agents That Ask Before They Act

    <p>I am tired of seeing "autonomous" AI agents that are anything but.</p> <p>If you have spent much time building with LLMs lately, you have seen the same pattern. A developer gives an agent a tool, a goal, and a loop. The agent starts executing. Then, it hallucinates. It tries t…