Why it matters
Getting an AI agent to behave the way you want isn't just about writing better prompts. In real systems, behavior emerges from a loop: prompts, evals, iteration, and feedback. Small changes in any part of that loop can completely change outcomes.
My takeaway: How Evals and Prompts Shape Agent Behavior — Preetika Bhateja & Daniel Bump, YouTube Ads is an agent-security signal. The practical read is that autonomy, memory, tool permissions, and third-party integrations are the control surface that needs threat modeling and monitoring.