Amazon Quick launches Smart Approvals for automatic approval
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Amazon Quick introduces the Smart Approvals feature: an independent classifier model evaluates eligible actions against user requests, automatically approving them or returning them for human review. AWS says the feature grants no additional permissions and does not remove existing mandatory approvals. The feature is enabled by default, but configurations with "default deny" enabled require explicit permission; users can also turn it off themselves, after which actions that could have been automatically reviewed require the user's own approval, and account-level settings cannot re-enable it on their behalf. Each automatic approval applies only to that specific action and its parameters, and the related permission events are recorded in AWS CloudTrail, with event history retained for 90 days by default; for longer investigations, a trail should be configured. Administrators can control the scope of use through Custom Permissions.
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- AWS Machine Learning BlogSmart Approvals in Amazon Quick: Human oversight where it matters
Amazon Quick's Smart Approvals uses a separate classifier model to review eligible agent actions against the user's request and conversation context, automatically approving them or returning them to the user, without granting additional permissions or removing required human approvals. Policy from Custom Permissions, Quick Guardrails, connector action permissions and user settings determines eligibility, and automatic approvals are single-use, apply only to the exact action and parameters reviewed, and are logged in AWS CloudTrail. The post recommends confirming connector action permissions, setting up CloudTrail and CloudWatch Logs delivery, and piloting Smart Approvals with a limited team before wider rollout.
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