If an AI browser works across my logged-in apps, does it inherit all of my permissions?

No. Authentication of the employee is not authority for the agent. Access to business applications does not mean an AI operating through that session inherits those powers. Nothing the agent learns increases what it is authorized to cause.

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Evidence baseline

Hood's analysis distinguishes identity from current authorization. A governed action should establish the actor, the exact requested effect, the affected resource, the policy in force, and the evidence retained after execution.

NIST SP 800-207: Zero Trust Architecture
NIST Digital Identity Guidelines
CISA Secure by Design

These sources establish surrounding security context; Hood's effect-authority model is Hood's analysis. No endorsement or partnership is implied. Reviewed September 2, 2026.