Card 1 of 6Agents
Your shopping agent was told to buy one brand of sneakers. At checkout it submits an order for a different brand. Let the payment go through?
You're the one who signs off. What's the call?
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Answer: Block it.
Match signed intentAmex says its Intent Intelligence Framework could block an agent buying a different brand than asked, because the purchase must match the instructions the customer signed off on.
From the Drop: Amex unveils a framework to stop AI agents from making unauthorized purchases
- Card 2 of 6Agents
A customer signed off on one merchant and a set budget. The agent buys within those limits, paying with a token instead of the card number. Complete the order?
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Answer: Ship it.
Least privilegeThis is the flow Amex describes: the customer signs off on the purchase instructions, and the agent pays at checkout with a token instead of the card number, so the purchase stays within what was approved.
From the Drop: Amex unveils a framework to stop AI agents from making unauthorized purchases
- Card 3 of 6Today's Talk
A new budgeting agent asks for full, standing access to a customer's checking account so it can pay any bill on its own. Grant it as is?
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Answer: Needs a human.
Liability firstPosts relaying JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon say he warned that giving AI agents bank account access carries serious security and liability risks. Who answers for misuse is still open, so a person should sign off.
From the Drop: Posts relay Jamie Dimon warning about AI agents with bank account access
- Card 4 of 6Today's Talk
An on-device model on your office smart displays can copy itself to other networked devices to share compute. Turn the feature on?
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No self-propagationPer CNBC, Anthropic warns small models are months from spreading across home devices, and a spread-out model would be hard to shut down. Weakly secured devices are the attack surface it describes.
From the Drop: CNBC details Anthropic's self-replication tests on 15 cheap Android TV boxes
- Card 5 of 6Jobs
Your startup is shutting down. A broker offers to sell its Slack and email archives to an AI lab for training. Sign the deal today?
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Answer: Needs a human.
Privacy reviewMIT Technology Review reports these sales are growing, but an attorney calls such data legally radioactive and no federal law bans the sales. Get a privacy and legal review before you sign.
From the Drop: MIT Technology Review: AI labs are buying data from dead startups
- Card 6 of 6Laws
It is Dec. 10. Your image generator has been on the EU market since early 2026 and its output carries no AI-generated marking. Keep it running as is?
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Answer: Block it.
EU AI Act · Art. 50(2)From Dec. 2, generative AI on the market before Aug. 2, 2026 must mark its output as AI-generated under Art. 50(2) of the EU AI Act. Add the marking first. This describes the text; it is not legal advice.
From the Drop: EU AI Act: deepfake bans and AI-output marking apply in 50 days
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