Perspective
AI agents are coming whether you plan for them or not
AI governance
Agentic AI, where software acts independently across systems without human supervision on each step, is arriving in enterprise environments faster than governance frameworks can keep up. Three quarters of businesses plan to deploy AI agents by the end of 2026. The governance problem is different from anything companies have dealt with before. When an agent makes a decision, tracks data across systems, and acts on it autonomously, the audit trail, accountability structure, and error correction model all have to be rebuilt from scratch. Organizations that start now with a basic governance posture are in a much better position than those that deploy first and govern later.
Further reading · CIO.com
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This is the kind of problem I help companies work through.
If AI is spreading across the company faster than anyone is governing it, that is the conversation.
I work as a fractional CIO or CTO for companies that need senior technology leadership without a full-time hire.