A Governance Playbook for AI Agents

1 min2026-01-19

Agents need boundaries, escalation paths, and clear accountability.

AI agents are powerful because they act, not just advise. That makes governance essential: decision rights, audit trails, and escalation paths must be explicit.

Executives should ask which tasks agents can perform autonomously and which require human confirmation. This limits risk without slowing value.

TechSelec defines agent roles, safety rails, and monitoring based on the AI Act risk lens.

A clear playbook keeps agents productive and accountable.

Key takeaways

•Agents require defined autonomy boundaries.
•Governance should align to risk tiers.

Cited data

The EU AI Act introduces a risk-based framework that shapes how AI systems are governed.
AI Act | Shaping Europe’s digital future

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