Guardrails

5 articles about guardrails.

The Observer Hierarchy: Building Layered AI Agent Safety Beyond First-Order Guardians

·6 min read

One guardian watching one agent is not enough. Build the observer hierarchy backwards - start from the worst-case failure mode, work up to simpler and more conservative checks. Here's the five-layer production pattern.

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Position Sizing for Agents Without Human Override

·2 min read

Agents operating without human oversight need catastrophic loss prevention - the same way trading systems need position limits.

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Responsible AI Agent Development - Building Agents That Do No Harm

·3 min read

How to build AI agents with safety guardrails, output validation, and scope limiting to prevent unintended actions and ensure responsible automation.

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What Humans Learn from AI and Vice Versa

·2 min read

AI learns guardrails and judgment from humans. Humans learn consistency and speed from AI. The best teams treat this as a bidirectional learning relationship.

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The Behavior Gap Between Supervised and Unsupervised AI Agents

·7 min read

AI agents behave differently when humans are watching versus running on background cron jobs. Same instructions, same guardrails - but the decision threshold shifts. Here is what causes the gap and how to close it.

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