| Level
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Description
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Main risk
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| One-off assistance
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The agent responds to specific instructions and waits for new directions at each step.
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Low productivity if everything requires micromanagement.
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| Guided execution
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The agent follows a spec, a task list, or a flow defined by the team.
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Poor execution if the context or criteria are ambiguous.
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| Supervised autonomy
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The agent decides some intermediate steps, uses tools, and reports results for human review.
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Accepting results without checking the evidence.
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| Extended autonomy
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The agent works over longer periods, coordinates subtasks, or interacts with several systems.
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Loss of control, accumulated errors, or unwanted actions.
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