The latest articles on DEV Community by IamVERA.ai (iamvera). https://dev.to/iamvera https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Forganization%2Fprofile_image%2F14922%2Fd4328507-9242-493c-b6df-6736edadc595.png https://dev.to/iamvera en Victor Angelier Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:42:14 +0000 https://dev.to/iamvera/ai-agents-what-they-can-do-and-what-they-may-do-24a4 https://dev.to/iamvera/ai-agents-what-they-can-do-and-what-they-may-do-24a4 <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__cover"> <a href="https://iamvera.ai/blog/ai-agents/" class="c-link align-middle" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img alt="" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fiamvera.ai%2Fassets%2Fog-image.png" height="420" class="m-0" width="800"> </a> </div> <div class="c-embed__body"> <h2 class="fs-xl lh-tight"> <a href="https://iamvera.ai/blog/ai-agents/" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link"> Agentic AI and AI agents | IamVera.ai </a> </h2> <p class="truncate-at-3"> Autonomy levels, privileges, tool use and oversight for AI agents, including the governance frameworks that separate capability from permission. </p> <div class="color-secondary fs-s flex items-center"> <img alt="favicon" class="c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fiamvera.ai%2Fassets%2Ffavicon-96x96.png" width="96" height="96"> iamvera.ai </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>An AI agent that can act is a different risk from a model that only answers. This hub separates the two questions that matter: what an agent is technically capable of, and what it is actually permitted to do in your process.</p> <p>The pillar article explains the autonomy levels. The other articles cover tool use, least privilege, separation of duties, emergency stops and human oversight.</p> <p>Read more: <a href="https://iamvera.ai/blog/ai-agents/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://iamvera.ai/blog/ai-agents/</a></p> ai agentaichallenge governance security