Agent Safety Introduction
Understand why safety is critical for autonomous AI agents and explore common risks
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0 / 5 completed10 Essential Safety Principles
These 10 takeaways capture the core wisdom of agent safety. Master these principles and you'll build agents that are not just capable, but also safe, aligned, and trustworthy.
Module Summary
You've learned the foundations of agent safety. You now understand:
- ✓Why autonomy creates safety risks and the types of failures that can occur
- ✓The four major risk categories: security, reliability, accuracy, and ethical
- ✓How defense in depth works and why multiple safety layers are essential
- ✓The alignment challenge and how to specify goals with appropriate constraints
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What's Next?
This module introduced safety concepts. In the following Safety & Governance modules, you'll learn practical implementation: guardrails, constraint systems, permission models, policy engines, risk assessment, and alignment strategies. Each module provides hands-on tools and patterns.