AI tools: Autonomous agents

Tools that act on their own: they open files, browse the web, call APIs. The risk is not what the person types, it is what the agent does unsupervised. It is a central category in both the EU AI Act and ISO 42001.

Critical exposure:

Direct harm is possible: identity fraud, biometric data, or autonomous action without oversight.

High exposure:

Naturally receives sensitive corporate data: source code, contracts, customer records.

Moderate exposure:

Risk depends on what goes in. Requires an explicit classification in your policy.

Low exposure:

Narrow scope and clear vendor governance. A candidate for the allowed list.