Can you really trust AI with procurement tasks?

Episode 34 of the Enterprise Apps Unpacked podcast, hosted by Informa TechTarget, titled "Can you really trust AI with procurement tasks?" was published on September 8, 2025 and runs 33 minutes.

September 8, 2025 ·33m · Enterprise Apps Unpacked

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Summary

Procurement has become a strategic priority with significant impact on the bottom line. It's a data-intensive process that requires communicating with large numbers of suppliers, products and services – the kind of complex, transaction-heavy workflow that is uniquely suited to being automated with generative and agentic AI. In this episode, we examine how AI can make procurement more effective and efficient, where it fits in the procurement technology landscape and how it assists – but doesn't replace – humans in the loop. Featuring: Keith McFarlane, CTO, Globality In today's episode, we'll also cover: How the Globality cloud platform works. The capabilities of Glo, the platform's AI agent. Where the biggest cost savings are. The importance of getting procurement workers to trust AI. References: McFarlane explains why agentic AI may herald a golden age for procurement 10 real-world agentic AI examples and use cases Globality CEO on agentic AI and the future of procurement What is GenAI? Generative AI explained To learn more about enterprise applications, check out Search ERP. To watch the video version our podcast, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @EyeOnTech.

Episode Description

In this episode, we examine how AI can make procurement more effective and efficient, where it fits in the procurement technology landscape and how it assists – but doesn't replace – humans in the loop.

Featuring: Keith McFarlane, CTO, Globality

In today's episode, we'll also cover: