Aug 7, 2026 · 6 min · 6 segments
This episode introduces the **"control tower"** concept as a vital framework for managing the rapid proliferation of **AI agents** within large organisations like the NHS. It argues that without…
Okay, let's unpack this, because that invisible intern analogy is...
I mean, it's a terrifying picture.
It is terrifying, yeah.
But it's an entirely accurate picture of where we are right now.
We've moved from asking, "Can we build this?" to, uh, "How on earth do we control all these things we just unleashed?"
Yeah, the speed is crazy.
Right.
And the UK government's AI playbook actually defines these new agentic AI systems not as, like, glorified skull checkers, but as autonomous workers.
They make decisions and perform actions with minimal human intervention.
Which sounds great until you lose track of them.
Exactly.
And that is why OWASP, which is one of the world's leading cybersecurity authorities, they issued a massive warning for 2025 regarding what they call excessive agency.
Excessive agency.
Okay, so essentially giving AI too much autonomy, or I guess unmanaged permissions, to just run wild in your network.
Yes, exactly that.
Okay, let's unpack this, because that invisible intern analogy is...
I mean, it's a terrifying picture.
It is terrifying, yeah.
But it's an entirely accurate picture of where we are right now.
We've moved from asking, "Can we build this?" to, uh, "How on earth do we control all these things we just unleashed?"
Yeah, the speed is crazy.
Right.
And the UK government's AI playbook actually defines these new agentic AI systems not as, like, glorified skull checkers, but as autonomous workers.
They make decisions and perform actions with minimal human intervention.
Which sounds great until you lose track of them.
Exactly.
And that is why OWASP, which is one of the world's leading cybersecurity authorities, they issued a massive warning for 2025 regarding what they call excessive agency.
Excessive agency.
Okay, so essentially giving AI too much autonomy, or I guess unmanaged permissions, to just run wild in your network.
Yes, exactly that.
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The Shadow AI Estate
Unchecked agents can create a hidden estate.
When AI Becomes Autonomous Labor
AI systems now act like unsupervised employees.
Who Owns The Invisible Interns?
Every organization must answer one uncomfortable question.
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