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# [An AI Agent Is Only as Safe as the Permissions Behind It](https://caterfli.hashnode.dev/an-ai-agent-is-only-as-safe-as-the-permissions-behind-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Giving an AI agent access to your business systems is easy to imagine. Knowing exactly what it can do when nobody is watching is the harder part. There's a question I think every business should ask b

Oct 20 · 13 min read · caterfli.hashnode.dev  
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