The Permission Problem

AI agents moved from suggesting to acting. The capabilities arrived fast. The controls didn't. Every computing paradigm shift produces this gap — and the one opening now is the widest yet. Something shifted in the last two years and most people haven't named it yet. AI agents moved from suggesting to acting. From here are three options for your email response to I sent the email . From here's a draft budget to I paid the invoice . From I found a good flight to I booked it and your confirmation is in your inbox . The capabilities arrived fast. The controls didn't. The Gap Every computing paradigm shift produces a capability-control gap. The pattern is so consistent it might be a law. Mainframes to personal computers: computing capability democratized overnight. Users could run anything they wanted. The concept of a security policy for a personal computer didn't exist for years — and when it arrived, it arrived because viruses proved the gap was real. The client-server web: capability ex