In this episode, Jonathan (Wagstaffe) and I (Danny Denhard) dive into Dr Hannah Fry’s (educator, TV presenter and podcaster on The Rest Is Science) latest deep dive into the world of AI agents. 

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By following the journey of "Cass," a bespoke AI agent tasked with everything from complaining to local councils to selling custom mugs, the duo explores the friction between AI potential and real-world application.

The discussion centres on the "intimate chaos" that ensues when agents are given agency without sufficient governance. Danny highlights the comical failures, such as the agent spending vastly more on its own "thinking time" than it saved in procurement, while Jonathan warns of the serious security implications when agents are manipulated into revealing sensitive passwords.

Enjoy the full 20 minute doc free on YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR5aOElvw  

Key actions for listeners include:

• Reviewing Permission Controls: Ensure any AI tools currently in use have restricted access to sensitive data.
• Testing for "Rogueness": Before deploying agents, run "bad actor" scenarios to see how easily the system can be compromised.
• Human-in-the-loop: Maintain a supervision layer where high-stakes actions (like financial transactions or public communications) require a final human sign-off.

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