Phil Koopman's Keynote: Agentic AI Trust Is Won or Lost at the Edge Cases
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-10-22
Analyst David Linthicum reported from Agentic Road Show 2026 at the University of Pittsburgh. CMU professor and AV-safety authority Phil Koopman delivered a keynote, "Edge Cases for Safety," arguing that when AI decision-making meets high-stakes real-world edge cases, safety, governance, and trust either hold up—or break down. The lesson extends far beyond transportation to enterprise agentic systems that reason, decide, and act.
Linthicum also joined a fireside chat, "Generation Skeptical — Addressing the AI Backlash," on why many younger workers remain unconvinced by the AI revolution and what leaders must do to earn trust rather than assume adoption. His takeaway: responsible AI isn't about slowing innovation down—it's about making sure it survives contact with the real world.
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