Draft protocol / 2026-09-01
The Four-Verb Protocol That Could Stop the Next Agent Incident
Pause. Inspect. Decide. Resume. Four ordinary verbs can become an extraordinary control surface for systems that act on the world.
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Control primitive / 2026-09-01
Every AI Agent Needs a Pause Button Before a Bigger Brain
More intelligence increases capability. A real pause control limits consequence—and gives humans a usable way back into the system.
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