--- title: Dispatches from O'Reilly: Fast Paths and Slow Paths description: Autonomous AI systems at scale cannot rely on synchronous governance for every decision without collapsing under latency and coordination overhead. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dispatches-from-o-reilly-fast-paths-and-slow-paths-zzk1rixf8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Dispatches from O'Reilly: Fast Paths and Slow Paths | daily.dev og:description: Autonomous AI systems at scale cannot rely on synchronous governance for every decision without collapsing under latency and coordination overhead. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dispatches-from-o-reilly-fast-paths-and-slow-paths-zzk1rixf8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zZk1RiXf8.png og:image:alt: Dispatches from O'Reilly: Fast Paths and Slow Paths og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dispatches from O'Reilly: Fast Paths and Slow Paths **[Stack Overflow Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/stackov)** · 7 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Autonomous AI systems at scale cannot rely on synchronous governance for every decision without collapsing under latency and coordination overhead. The solution is distinguishing fast paths (preauthorized, bound execution that proceeds without per-step approval) from slow paths (reserved for irreversible or high-stakes decisions). Control planes should observe continuously but intervene selectively, using feedback mechanisms like tightening thresholds or narrowing tool access rather than blocking execution. This approach treats governance as a feedback system rather than an approval workflow, allowing autonomy to scale while preserving safety and trust. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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