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The Risk Isn’t Agentic AI Autonomy—It’s Misunderstanding

The current conversation around agentic AI has been focused on autonomy and decision-making. But the potential impact of agentic AI is bigger than that. Since agents have the ability to plan their own actions, use enterprise tools, interpret environmental cues, and refine their behavior based on feedback, they pose exponential risks that users need to consider.

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How will we secure bots that buy?

In the not too distant future we can expect bots to carry out actions such as shopping, research, and even transactions on our behalf. Consumers will be able to ask bots to search for, recommend or select and purchase goods and services, taking the tedium out of the processes such as finding a coveted item or purchasing concert or flight tickets. But providing that level of trust to a bot will require us to readjust our mindset when it comes to bots, not mention some radical adjustments to the mechanisms that make it happen.

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Q-Day isn’t as dangerous as our government

The post quantum computing (PQC) industry wants us to believe that Q-day, the day that a quantum computer is right around the corner. It isn’t. But that doesn’t mean what the niche members are working on is worthless. Perhaps the most important task they have is limiting government surveillance of the innocent.

If you don’t already know, Q Day is the day when a quantum computer exists powerful enough to break current military-grade encryption standards. This has been a major disaster predicted by many, not the least being Wired Magazine. Most in the industry claim it will happen in the next decade, if it hasn’t already happened.

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