How AI agents are taking control of your company — sharing secrets, making costly decisions, and deleting data

AI in business: Artificial intelligence isn’t just answering questions anymore, it’s making decisions, taking action, and even, in some cases, trying to manipulate people.

This new era of agentic AI, systems that act autonomously without human intervention, is increasing rapidly. These AI “agents” are managing emails, fixing software bugs, digging through sensitive files, and streamlining entire workflows across companies. While the efficiency is alluring, early experiments suggest we may be handing over the keys to something risky that we don’t fully understand, as per a report.