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Ask HN: AI agent acts. Your logs say so. But you wrote the logs

A Hacker News user, Yahyaaa, asked how developers deploying AI agents in production handle auditability and what would make them trust an external witness protocol, citing the Amazon vs. Perplexity case. One commenter, Akaoutar, responded that such a protocol is unnecessary, saying, 'I dont think that you need that. So you shoudnt be lost at all.'

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Ask HN: AI agent acts. Your logs say so. But you wrote the logs 3 points by Yahyaaa 9 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment Hi I am really lost here, if you are deploying AI agents in production, how are you handling auditability? also what would make you trust an external witness protocol? fo reference, the Amazon vs Perplexisty use case!! help Akaoutar 3 minutes ago [–] I dont think that you need that. So you shoudnt be lost at all reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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