PRODUCTION SCENARIO
A team prototypes a computer-use agent that fills expense forms in a web portal. They plan to run it on an engineer's laptop, logged into the corporate SSO session, with unrestricted internet.
How should the prototype be run instead?
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Answer: A minimal-privilege VM with no stored credentials, a domain allowlist, and human sign-off
Computer use belongs in a dedicated virtual machine or container with minimal privileges, no access to login credentials, internet limited to an allowlist, and a human confirming any action with real-world consequences. A second account on the same machine delivers none of that isolation.