Security & Privacy
Agentic AI risk
The dangers that can arise when AI can take steps and use tools to carry out tasks.
Example
An agent makes an unintended change while trying to complete a request.
Why people use it
It draws attention to mistakes that can change something outside a chat.
What you'll hear
“What could go wrong once the agent starts taking actions?”
What this means for you
Limit consequential actions and check real outcomes.
Can you control it?
No
No direct control. This describes a wider issue, concept or result rather than something you can simply switch on or off in a tool.
Common questions
- Are agent risks limited to wrong final answers?
- No. Intermediate actions, permissions and accumulated errors also matter.
- Can several small mistakes add up?
- Yes. A wrong assumption early in a task can lead to further mistakes in later steps.
- Does a successful final result erase unsafe behavior along the way?
- No. The agent may still have accessed information or taken actions it should not have.