Agents, Access, and Electricity: AI Moves From Demo to Infrastructure

In today’s episode of AI in Flow, Claire and Peter unpack a fast-moving set of stories that show AI shifting from experimentation into operational reality. Anthropic’s “Project Deal” put Claude-powered agents in charge of buying and selling goods inside Slack—proving that stronger models can deliver measurable commercial advantage, not just better benchmarks. But the day’s cautionary note follows quickly, with reports of restricted access to Anthropic’s Mythos cybersecurity model via a third-party environment—highlighting how partner and vendor security can become the weak link in AI governance.The hosts also cover Microsoft’s Hosted Agents in Foundry, where enterprise agents get governed compute plus their own identities, permissions, and storage—raising new questions about licensing, auditing, and how to manage a growing non-human workforce responsibly. Beyond the enterprise stack, they look at the physical and policy constraints of scale: data-centre growth pushing up electricity rates in parts of the US, ongoing debates over permitting and grid capacity, and why components like High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) remain a key bottleneck for AI performance.Rounding out the briefing: India’s pushback on blanket AI training licences, a promising AI-led flood forecasting pilot, new approaches to idea provenance and licensing, and signs of improving exit confidence for Indian deeptech. The throughline: ambition is no longer enough—winning with AI now requires discipline across security, cost modelling, rights management, and infrastructure planning.About Six & FlowSix & Flow is a digital transformation consultancy helping businesses adapt, grow, and thrive in a fast-changing world. We specialise in AI, CRM, and revenue operations, blending strategy, technology, and creativity to deliver measurable impact. From scaling startups to global enterprises, we partner with ambitious teams to unlock growth through smart automation, customer-centric marketing, and forward-thinking sales enablement. Learn more at sixandflow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.