diginomica: agentic automation hype is overdone, and 'The Hackening' of enterprise security has begun
jonerp · x · 2026-10-26
diginomica's weekly column by Jon Reed argues the automation storyline is overdone: automating deterministic systems with probabilistic tech is harder than peers assume, and agent-to-agent handoffs still demand human oversight. He suggests shifting energy toward building new things like agentic 'advisors'. The column also flags 'The Hackening' — agents probing infrastructure vulnerabilities faster than enterprise security can govern — plus Gartner calling out AI failure rates.
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