The downside of powerful, autonomous models that can think and act? 😬

Powerful, autonomous models that can think and act. And what makes it worse?

When your team is using AI agents without you even knowing about it.

Agent Risk, Security, and AI Sprawl in 2026: Why AI That Acts Changes Everything – An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson (Replay of Start Here Series 9, one of our most popular shows of 2026)

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

Evolution of AI Agent Risk (2022-2026)
Agentic AI Security Threats Explained
Types of Agent Sprawl & Dark AI
Key Differences: Chatbot vs Agent Risk
Major AI Labs' Risk Response Strategies
Agent Actions, Outputs, and Enterprise Risk
Monday Morning Playbook for AI Security
Agent Skill Marketplace & Supply Chain Risk

Timestamps:

00:00 AI Risks: A Rapid Evolution

06:22 "Applying Buzzwords to Practice"

07:31 AI Evolution: Dumb to Proactive

13:23 "Expanding Blast Radius with Tools"

14:04 "AI Actions: Enterprise Nightmare"

17:16 "Start Here: AI Basics"

22:50 "Agentic Web and Business Value"

24:09 "Advances Driving AI Agent Efficiency"

27:30 AI Labs: Balancing Risk and Research

32:04 "Autonomous AI Model Concerns"

33:43 "Managing Autonomous Agent Risks"

37:08 "Foundations First for Future Success"

41:00 "Understanding Risks and Opportunities"

Keywords:

AI risk, agent risk, security risk, AI sprawl, AI agents, agentic AI, AI model actions, business AI risk, corporate AI security, agent risk mental model, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, governance, audit logs, isolation protocols, agentic capabilities, smart AI models, proactive AI, autonomous agents, agent hallucination, rogue AI agents, prompt injection, malware agents, spyware agents, ransomware agents, agent input risk, tools risk, output

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Ep 767: Agent Risk, Security, and AI Sprawl in 2026: Why AI That Acts Changes Everything – An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson (Replay of Start Here Series 9)