AI Agents¶

June 18, 2026
in AI Security, AI Agents, Systems Engineering
3 min read

Agents need a control plane outside their reach

Google DeepMind has published an Artificial Intelligence Control Roadmap for securing internal systems as agents become more capable and operate with greater autonomy. The work considers how organizations can manage systems that may be useful, imperfectly aligned, and able to interact with valuable digital resources.

One principle deserves broad adoption: the mechanisms that observe and constrain an agent should not depend entirely on the agent's own willingness or ability to comply.

May 5, 2026
in AI Agents, Human-Centered AI, Operating Models
3 min read

Financial agents will be proven in the exception queue

Anthropic has released agent templates for financial services, including work such as preparing pitchbooks, screening Know Your Customer (KYC) files, reviewing valuations, reconciling ledgers, and supporting the monthly close.

These are not toy tasks. They sit inside governed processes with source systems, deadlines, approvals, materiality judgments, and audit expectations. Their automation will be judged less by the clean case than by what happens when the evidence does not line up.