The perfect AI storm happened, and no one has noticed yet. 😬

And when everyone finally realizes, they'll be too busy focused on the shiny new AI capabilities to see the straight up agentic nightmare looming right in front of them.

I'll be honest though.

↳ Yeah, there's a dark side to AI agents.
↳ Yeah, it's worse than you think.
↳ Yeah, we're gonna talk about.


Agent Risk, Security, and AI Sprawl in 2026: Why AI That Acts Changes Everything – An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson (Start Here Series Volume 9)

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

1. Evolution of AI Agent Risk (2022-2026)
2. Agentic AI Security Threats Explained
3. Types of Agent Sprawl & Dark AI
4. Key Differences: Chatbot vs Agent Risk
5. Major AI Labs' Risk Response Strategies
6. Agent Actions, Outputs, and Enterprise Risk
7. Monday Morning Playbook for AI Security
8. Agent Skill Marketplace & Supply Chain Risk

Timestamps:

00:00 AI Risks: A Rapid Evolution

06:22 "Applying Buzzwords to Practice"

07:31 AI Evolution: Dumb to Proactive

13:23 "Expanding Blast Radius with Tools"

14:04 "AI Actions: Enterprise Nightmare"

17:16 "Start Here: AI Basics"

22:50 "Agentic Web and Business Value"

24:09 "Advances Driving AI Agent Efficiency"

27:30 AI Labs: Balancing Risk and Research

32:04 "Autonomous AI Model Concerns"

33:43 "Managing Autonomous Agent Risks"

37:08 "Foundations First for Future Success"

41:00 "Understanding Risks and Opportunities"

Keywords:

AI risk, agent risk, security risk, AI sprawl, AI agents, agentic AI, AI model actions, business AI risk, corporate AI security, agent risk mental model, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, governance, audit logs, isolation protocols, agentic capabilities, smart AI models, proactive AI, autonomous agents, agent hallucination, rogue AI agents, prompt injection, malware agents, spyware agents, ransomware agents, agent input risk, tools risk, outputs to actions, enterprise AI nightmare, shadow AI,

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AI Agents. AI Agents everywhere. 🪐

For what seems like an eternity, we've been hearing about how AI agents were going to do everything. (In a good and bad way)

But it never really happened.

Until now.

Today, AI agents are more important than ever. But... the questions are still legit plentiful.

↳ What actually is an AI agent?
↳ How do they work?
↳ And what are the best ways to implement them?

We'll tackle those questions and more, LIVE.

AI Agents in 2026 Explained: What They Are and When You Should Use Them -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson (Starter Series, Vol 8)

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

1. AI Agents 2026: Definition & Overview
2. AI Agents vs Traditional AI Chatbots
3. Current State of AI Agents in Enterprises
4. AI Agent Adoption Statistics & Market Trends
5. Key Differences: Workflow Automation vs AI Agents
6. Types of AI Agents: Task, Process, Decision
7. Autonomous vs Passive AI Agents Explained
8. Real-World Risks: Security & Shadow AI Tools
9. AI Agent Use Case Decision Framework
10. Best Practices: Starting AI Agent Pilots
11. Measuring AI Agent ROI & Performance
12. Building Effective Agent Ecosystems

Timestamps:

00:00 "Join Our Inner Circle"

05:29 "Understanding AI Agents"

08:41 "Autonomous Agents as Workers"

11:04 Agentic AI: Decisions and Challenges

17:00 "Shadow AI Poses Growing Risks"

18:00 "Agent Creativity and Loopholes"

22:04 "Agentic Transactions and AI Workflows"

25:27 "Getting Started with AI Agents"

27:20 "Future Success in AI Agents"

Keywords:

AI agents, autonomous agents, agentic AI, multi-agent systems, AI agent definition, agentic models, autonomous systems, AI chatbots, AI-powered workflows, decision frameworks for AI agents, enterprise AI adoption, agent guardrails, AI task automation, passive agents, bounded autonomy, agent observability, agent traceability, agentic first workflow, AI delegation, sub-agents, tool-using AI,

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Wish you had Jarvis-esque control over information? 🦸

Now you do.

While the AI drama and model releases were poppin, OpenAI snuck in a powerful update to its popular Deep Research mode.

Missed it? You already KNOW we're giving it the 'AI at Work on Wednesdays' treatment to break down what's new and 5 ways you can use it today.

ChatGPT’s new Deep Research Update: 5 Ways You Can Use it Today - An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson

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Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and access all episodes there: StartHereSeries.com