Yonadav Shavit et al., OpenAI
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Practices for Governing Agentic AI Systems

Yonadav Shavit et al., OpenAI

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Shavit et al. at OpenAI propose seven practices for governing agentic systems: evaluating suitability, constraining action space, setting default behaviours, ensuring legibility, automatic monitoring, attributability, and interruptibility. Foundational reference for later governance frameworks.

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Published

2023

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Global

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Governance frameworks

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Public access

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