K. J. Kevin Feng et al.
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Levels of Autonomy for AI Agents

K. J. Kevin Feng et al.

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Feng et al. propose a five-level scheme for classifying AI agent autonomy, adapted from SAE driving levels, tied to oversight requirements and evaluation tests at each level. Intended to standardise how deployers describe autonomy claims.

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Published

2025

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International

Category

Governance frameworks

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