AI agents should not be granted broad access to system resources without explicit authorization.

Apple is changing macOS permissions because AI agents make broad access much more dangerous. This is a mundane security problem with familiar solutions; least privilege, explicit authorization and strong access controls. Don’t give AI agents broad access then rely solely on “alignment” to make them behave. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/

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