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Apple's annual report, filed Tuesday, says AI agents "may behave in unintended or unpredictable ways, including by taking actions that were not directed, instructed or authorized, exceeding permissions, defying directions or resisting instructions."
It adds that some consequences "may be difficult or impossible to reverse," and that its "ability to oversee and control third-party artificial intelligence agents and other technologies may be limited."
The filing covers agents "developed or deployed by the Company or by third parties."
Apple sells no agent of its own yet, though it changed Mac full disk access last month to limit what installed agents can reach, and it is opening Siri AI to outside developers this week.
Apple adds AI agents to its risk factors and tells the SEC they may defy instructions
Apple's annual report, filed Tuesday, says AI agents "may behave in unintended or unpredictable ways, including by taking actions that were not directed, instructed or authorized, exceeding permissions, defying directions or resisting instructions." It adds that some consequences "may be difficult or impossible to reverse," and that its "ability to oversee and control third-party artificial intelligence agents and other technologies may be limited." The filing covers agents "developed or deployed by the Company or by third parties." Apple sells no agent of its own yet, though it changed Mac full disk access last month to limit what installed agents can reach, and it is opening Siri AI to outside developers this week. SourcesAB
Sources
- AApple Form 10-K for fiscal 2026sec.gov
- BApple warns of AI agents behaving in 'unintended or unpredictable' ways (CNBC)cnbc.com
This story ran in the Afternoon Brief of November 3rd 2026.