From Automation to Automated Automation: A 40-Minute Dive Into Agentic AI's Real Risks
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-26
David Linthicum sat down with Eric Kavanagh for a 40-minute discussion on where AI is actually headed.
- The core thesis: enterprises are moving from manual work → traditional automation → a third stage where AI agents take real responsibility for building and running workflows — "automating the automation itself."
- They covered the Hugging Face agent incident and enterprise security failures, arguing AI isn't a sentient monster — it only creates serious risk when poorly implemented.
- The takeaway: don't avoid agentic AI; deploy it with guardrails and observability.
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