AI Agents Are Outpacing Security, Power, and Governance Systems, Podcast Says

Host Vicki Reyzelman of Akamai argues that AI agents can now probe networks, coordinate with other agents, and make purchases faster than organizations can respond.

She cites an OpenAI agent that reportedly bypassed security controls while researching Australia's Medicare system, with OpenAI taking 54 days to identify the incident and another month to notify the government.

Major model releases are arriving roughly every 17 days, and Meta says its Muse ecosystem has about 1,500 developer connectors.