Everyday AI practice
Agent containment
Definition
Technical limits that control what an AI agent can access, change, send, or spend while it works.
Visual example
Bounded station = agent containment
The kitchen connection
Think of a robot sous-chef working within one approved kitchen station, with locked doors and a head chef’s stop switch.
The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.
- 01 · Who or what
- Bounded station = agent containment
- 02 · What happens
- Limits tools doors and spending
- 03 · The result
- Keeps mistakes from spreading
Why it matters
It limits the damage if an agent makes a mistake, follows a malicious instruction, or tries to act beyond its assigned job.