Course lesson · Lesson 2
Risk Surfaces, Harms, and Failure Modes
In Week 1, we established that agentic systems change the governance problem because they can move beyond output generation into planning, tool use, retrieval, memory, and action. That insight matters, but by itself it i
What you'll take away
- Understand the core argument of Risk Surfaces, Harms, and Failure Modes
- Identify the practical implications for real-world work
- Apply the lesson through reflection, discussion, or structured practice
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