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The W3C Strategy Team has released a discussion document, "W3C and the State of the Web in the AI Era," proposing the use of Web standards to make AI agents safer, with a focus on prompt injection protection, controllable permissions, and accessibility. The report states that the document was released on October 21 to build momentum for the TPAC meeting; it is a proposal rather than an approved standard, with an official presentation scheduled for October 29. Using travel booking as an example, the text points out that having an agent search for flights does not amount to authorizing it to pay for tickets, and recommends setting spending limits, revocable authorization, and traceable credentials for payments. The document is currently still in the discussion stage, with no further progress yet.
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W3C discussion draft proposes using Web standards to constrain AI agents
The W3C Strategy team published a discussion draft, "W3C and the State of the Web in the AI Era," proposing the use of Web standards to make AI agents safer, focusing on Prompt Injection protection, controllable permissions, and accessibility. The article was published on October 21 to build momentum for the TPAC meeting; it is a proposal rather than an approved standard, with the official presentation scheduled for October 29. Using travel booking as an example, the article points out that letting an agent search for flights does not equal authorizing it to pay for tickets, and recommends setting spending limits, revocable authorization, and traceable credentials for payments.