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Sarah Breeden

Bank of England deputy governor

Our frameworks were not built to contemplate autonomous agents, and relying on a human in the loop for all agent actions is unlikely to be realistic. More sophisticated governance and accountability frameworks may be needed.

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Sarah Breeden, remarks at the European Central Bank’s Sintra Forum, reported by Computer Weekly, July 2, 2026.

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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

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