The US Army is training AI agents to work alongside human forces in 'work roles'
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Treat this as a template for high-stakes enterprises: AI agents get scoped, auditable “work roles” while humans own risk and rules of engagement. If you’re deploying agents into security, infra, or finance workflows, copy this pattern—narrow mandates, explicit escalation paths, and human veto power.
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