I've read a lot today about AI that acts before you ask. AI agents that don't just answer questions, but make decisions, take actions and execute tasks on their own, without waiting for human approval.
And this is not a sales pitch. I am really worried.
Letting AI go on its own is probably fine for planning the office party or the next fishing trip.
Not fine when decisions touch client data, personal data, financial regulations or your core business. And yet that's exactly where people are plugging it in, without a second thought.
The problem isn't AI. It's the naivety about where the barriers should be, and the fact that nobody in the room thought about who gets to see a decision before it becomes real.
The more critical thinking we give up, and the more decisions we hand over to AI, the harder and more expensive the fall will be the day we realise it doesn't hold up all the way.
At Flowen, AI will never be allowed to run operations. AI is a great tool, always. Humans stay in control, always. Making AI the master is, in our view, highly irresponsible.
And by the way, this image was generated by AI. A perfect task for AI. Managing client data is not
