OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions
AI Agents can be incredibly useful, but their autonomous actions can be incredibly dangerous if not adequately controlled.
Max Brin is developing a product he describes as an ‘AV for AI’. The analogy with antivirus can be a little confusing since this product is nothing like a traditional antivirus – but the designation is at least well-known, and the purpose of protecting networks from software mishaps is well understood by security practitioners. The name of the product is OpenLeash, which is more informative: the product keeps a controlling leash on unexpected and unwelcome actions that can be caused by AI agents.
It runs alongside the agent and provides an authorization layer aimed at keeping autonomous AI agents accountable, secure, and aligned with user intent when they perform real-world actions.
Agents tend to inherit the permissions of their user, but they do not inherit any human situational awareness. As such...
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