Articles about AI agents

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14 Oct 2026 -

64 articles

Who answers for the AI agent your team built last week?

A simple AI agent can now be built in an afternoon, which means agents are arriving faster than most organisations are deciding how to govern them, says Braintree's Doug Morrison.

14 October 2026

The trillion-dollar AI bet needs a security strategy

Recent AI containment failures show that innovation alone isn’t enough. Every AI investment needs a security strategy behind it, says Arctic Wolf.

13 October 2026

Everyone is talking about AI. Fewer are talking about the data it runs on

Rather than waiting for perfectly clean data before investing in AI, automotive and logistics businesses can put AI to work on the clean-up itself, exposing gaps and fixing most of them, says Carla Roos, strategic account manager at CloudSmiths.

13 October 2026

The rise of autonomous AI demands a new security strategy

As organisations adopt autonomous AI agents, cyber security strategies must evolve beyond protecting users and systems to governing AI itself.

09 October 2026

Self-sovereign AI agents: The gap is procurement, not research

Roughly 1 200 agents coordinated an intrusion in July. They were not self-sovereign, and the difference is the part that should concern boards.

08 October 2026

Solid8, Saviynt helping SA businesses to safely ride the AI wave

AI agents are rapidly overtaking human identities, leaving security and compliance teams struggling to govern invisible entities.

Solid8 Technologies

07 October 2026

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Artificial Intelligence

29 Sept

AI ROI remains elusive for African firms

Enterprises increasingly measure AI against revenue, costs and productivity, as experimentation gives way to deployment.

29 September 2026

Untapped AI files patent for the handshake that lets AI agents prove who they are before they do business; will offer it free to SA companies

Built for the age of AI assistants calling AI businesses on behalf of consumers, the method lets machines confirm who they represent before a single sensitive detail is shared.

28 September 2026

Salesforce deploys new AI agents amid rising AI adoption

The agentic CRM firm unveiled several agents at its Dreamforce 2026 event this week.

17 September 2026

Connectivity governance must be part of every AI strategy

As AI becomes more autonomous, businesses must consider what their models can do and where they can connect.

10 September 2026

Deploying AI agents safely

Every South African enterprise needs a practical governance framework for safe, auditable agentic AI deployment.

27 August 2026

The human element: Why AI won’t fully replace contact centre agents... yet

With the right tools, AI agents can now do more than just answer questions – they can guide customer journeys, says Smartz Solutions.

Smartz Solutions

26 August 2026

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ITWeb TV: Agentic AI is fueling rise of the autonomous enterprise | Ep #151

AI agents are moving from assistants that fetch data to co-workers that run tasks end to end. SAP says that shift — the autonomous enterprise — rests on two things most companies underestimate: context and governance. And with mainstream ECC support ending in 2027, South African businesses are running out of room to decide. Chris Tredger speaks to Nazia Pillay, Managing Director of SAP Southern Africa #SAP #AI #ECC

07 August 2026