http://programmer.ie/tags/permissions/ Recent content in Permissions on Programmer.ie: Modern AI programming Hugo en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0100 http://programmer.ie/books/browser-ai-from-first-principles/21-chapter/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0100 http://programmer.ie/books/browser-ai-from-first-principles/21-chapter/ <p>“Ask the user before doing anything dangerous” sounds like a safety design.</p> <p>It is only a slogan until we define what the user sees, when approval occurs and exactly what the approval authorizes.</p> <p>A useful authority boundary turns a model&rsquo;s proposal into a concrete, validated effect. The user approves that effect—not a vague intention and not the model in general.</p> <hr> <h2 id="1-classify-effects-before-requesting-permission">1. Classify effects before requesting permission</h2> <p>Not every tool call deserves the same interruption. Begin with effect classes:</p>