Building Trust in Autonomous AI Systems

As AI agents become capable and autonomous, trust becomes the critical barrier to adoption. How do we trust systems that make decisions without human oversight? The Trust Problem Autonomous AI systems face fundamental challenges: Who is accountable? When things go wrong How do we verify? Decisions are correct What are the limits? Spending, actions, authority Layers of Trust Technical Trust Open source code, auditable algorithms, reproducible results, test coverage. Economic Trust Spending limits, budget controls, audit trails, insurance mechanisms.