TikTok's CEO says people are going all in on AI agents without understanding how they work
Source: Business Insider ·
Shou Zi Chew said people need to understand the permissions they give their personal AI agents and know the boundaries of acceptable use.
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TikTok CEO Shou Chew said users should review the permissions and controls they grant to their AI agents.Taylor Hill/FilmMagicTikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said people are using AI agents without understanding how they operate.He said users need to be more mindful about what permissions they give their agents.The personal AI agent horror stories have been rolling in as more companies launch these tools.TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has a reminder for AI agent fans: take a beat to understand them before diving in."A lot of users may be giving permissions to the agents to do a lot of things for them, without really understanding what kind of permissions you have actually given," Chew said, speaking at a conference organized by DBS Bank in Singapore on Monday.For example, he said that agents who have been given credit card information to purchase items for users may be "overly eager to deliver," and end up buying much more than they were asked to.The executive added that TikTok is training its…