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  1. Reference
  2. Blast radius

Glossary

Blast radius

How much damage one failure or compromise can cause. Autonomy and permissions should match it.

Where it is explained

  • Limiting blast radius and treating output as untrustedSafety and guardrails
  • Designing an agent productGenAI system design

See also

Terms explained in the same lessons.

  • Human approval
  • Compensating action
  • Excessive agency
  • Improper output handling
  • Least privilege
  • Lethal trifecta
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