AI Reports · GovAI (Oxford) · 2026-10-17 · Research paper
Technical AI Governance Infrastructure for AI Agents January 2025 Research Paper Alan Chan, Kevin Wei, Sihao Huang, Nitarshan Rajkumar, Elija Perrier, Seth Lazar, Gillian K. Hadfield, Markus Anderljun
As AI agents increasingly plan and carry out tasks in open-ended environments, the authors argue that existing tools are insufficient to manage their risks. They propose 'agent infrastructure,' meaning technical systems and shared protocols external to agents that mediate their interactions and impacts. The authors identify three functions: attributing actions to specific agents or users, shaping agents' interactions, and detecting and remedying harmful actions.