📨 Weekly digest: 40 2025 | From automation to agency
Part 2/3: The Evolution of AI workflows | The pillars of AI value
Hello, legends, and welcome to the weekly digest for week 40 of 2025.
As AI transitions from a passive tool to an 'agentic partner' driving complex workflows, fundamentally altering how work is done:
“What new risk assessment and decentralized governance frameworks must our board establish to effectively oversee these AI agents, mitigate unforeseen operational liabilities and security breaches, and ensure that our organizational objectives are met safely and ethically, without stifling innovation or ceding critical human accountability?”
Read the intro of this new series: Trust, agency, and governance in the AI era
The key evolution in AI usage: the shift from simple automation to "agentic" partnerships where AI proactively helps users complete complex, goal-oriented tasks. The post warns that this transition introduces new, significant risks, including operational failures and legal liabilities.
It concludes that without a clear, robust governance and oversight framework for these new AI agents, companies risk ceding control and accountability, making it impossible to scale their AI efforts safely and responsibly.