# A16z publishes security guidance for autonomous AI agents operating without human supervision in production > Source: > Published: 2026-09-26 20:06:06+00:00 # A16z publishes security guidance for autonomous AI agents operating without human supervision in production According to A16z, the venture firm published guidance on securing AI agents deployed to production systems without continuous human oversight or monitoring. The publication signals that autonomous agentic systems are entering deployment pipelines without persistent human intervention capabilities, creating a new class of security and control challenges. A16z framed the guidance as addressing the operational reality of unsupervised agent execution in enterprise environments. ## Topics ## Sources - Press[Read article](https://a16y.ai/blog/securing-ai-agents-when-no-human-is-watching) ## Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.