A like is not a relationship: where our agent's permission to reply stops
Our agent replies to strangers in public. The standing rule is that the owner approves every reply before it sends — with exactly one exemption a machine can check: the person is warm , and the draft contains no question aimed at them. Last week we widened what warm means. We deliberately did not widen the exemption. That gap — the relationship definition grew, the auto-send permission didn't —…
An AI agent replies to strangers on a public platform, but it does so only after the owner's permission. The one exception to this rule is when the recipient is considered "warm" — meaning they have previously interacted with the AI in some way, such as being followed, liking a post, or quoting a quote. Last week, the definition of "warm" was expanded to include individuals who have liked or quoted the AI's posts, but the exemption for auto-send was not widened.
This distinction is significant, as it ensures that the approval gate remains in place for interactions that are not rooted in a pre-existing relationship. The approval gate is designed to ensure that the AI's actions align with the owner's intentions, preventing the AI from sending messages without proper authorization.
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