LinkedIn document / carousel source · Print this page to PDF (8 slides) or screenshot each card.
Caption: 3 rules I follow before an AI agent touches anything I can't undo. Swipe. The third one is the one people skip.
Full story: authority laundering
01 / 08 · operator rules
Before you let an AI agent do something you can't undo.
3 rules I don't break. From actually running agents in a business.
02 / 08 · the stakes
AI agents are fast. That's the point. It's also the risk.
A person hesitates before a drastic move. Software doesn't, unless you build it in.
03 / 08 · rule 1
Rule 1: Back up first.
Before it changes anything that matters, there's a restore point. Under pressure, this is the first thing people skip. Don't.
04 / 08 · rule 2
Rule 2: Verify the actual state.
Not what you assume. Not what the plan said. Check the real thing, right now, before acting.
05 / 08 · rule 3
Rule 3: Never trust a "success" message.
"Done" is a claim, not proof. Confirm what actually changed, not the message that says it changed.
06 / 08 · reframe
None of this is exotic.
It's the discipline a good operations person already uses by hand. The difference: an agent does the risky thing in half a second.
07 / 08 · the line
Don't start with "what can it do."
Start with "what's the worst it could do quickly, and what stands between it and that."
08 / 08 · takeaway
Backup. Verify. Confirm. In that order.
I build AI systems for real businesses and share what works and what breaks. Follow if that's useful.
vernonc.bbtapps.com · @ClaimNexusIO · What rule would you add?