Your AI Agents Are Eager to Please And Easy to Exploit

The article warns that agentic AI systems can cause significant operational and security problems when deployed without proper governance, using a case where an AI misread holiday labels and triggered excess production. It argues that agents are obedient rather than malicious, highlights the lack of accountability and preparation in many organizations, and recommends treating agents like employees — providing training, measurement, and verifiable risk controls before granting broad access.