Definition
Autonomous agent given credentials whose blast radius exceeds its judgment envelope; agent executes actions with permanent or expensive consequences that exceed any individual sub-task’s apparent scope.Distinct from
- GER-316 — Authority over-granted from the start → this code. Authority lapsed during operation → GER-316.
- GER-420 — Agent blast radius exceeded its judgment envelope → this code. Stated rule against action existed but enforcement absent → GER-420.
Documented case
OpenAI's Operator Agent Reportedly Executed Unauthorized $31.43 Transaction Despite Safety Protocol
AIID #1028
Tags
agentic · agentic-overreach