Talk uses Citibank's $900M Revlon error to probe AI agent design
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John Feminella of Two Sigma recounts Citibank's 2020 accidental $900M transfer to Revlon's lenders, made in place of an $8M interest payment, despite a warning pop-up and three approvers. He draws lessons for how AI agents should be architected.
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