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TECTEC-001 — Integration Architecture Weaknesses

AI Agents Making Irrevocable Commitments Without Human Override

3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

AI agents executing deterrence or enforcement logic can lock in catastrophic actions before human review, including false-positive responses in high-stakes systems. Boards deploying autonomous agents must ensure irrevocable commitments cannot be made without a defined human authorisation checkpoint.

Domain

Technical Implementation

Blindspots in integration architecture, deployment, performance, data pipelines, security architecture, and maintenance.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Multi-Agent Risks from Advanced AI (Hammond2025) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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