The "Rogue Intern" Problem: How to Trust Agentic AI

Engineering the Intelligent Enterprise · Feb 11, 2026 · 17m

Your AI just made a decision that could bankrupt you... and you won't know until Q3.

In this episode, we ditch the hype and talk about the scary shift from "Chatbots that Assist" to "Agents that Own."

We break down why delegation isn't abdication and how to build the "Verification Layer" that keeps your automated systems from going off the rails.

We cover:

🔥 The 2026 Reality Check: Why chatbots are dead.

🛡️ The Verification Layer: The 5-step scaffold to safety.

🏗️ The 80/20 Split: Mapping your first Agentic workflow.

Your Homework: Identify one process ripe for an AI takeover. Listen in to…