Should Autonomous AI Agents Run Your Business?

Jamie Dobson, Chris Vermeulen, and Önsel Akin debate whether AI agents should act autonomously in organizations—arguing for conditional autonomy with strong human-in-the-loop controls, security, observability, and “read-only/shadow mode” rollouts. Jamie then interviews Adrian Cockcroft on “developers on demand,” how agentic coding changes product/platform work, and why an AI bubble may burst—making capability cheaper and more widespread.Question of the week:   Do we allow AI agents to act autonomously inside organizations?Horror Story of the week:   Customers often have an outdated, overly simplistic view of AI (chat/coding/research), missing newer agentic capabilities and therefore failing to design strong, scalable use cases.Interview of the week:   Adrian Cockcroft – How agentic AI enables “developer capacity on demand” and accelerates prototyping.Find out more about Container Solutions:Download the Cloud Native AttitudeDownload Visionaries, Rebels and MachinesDownload Follow the MoneyVisit the website.Learn more about our people:Jamie Dobson: LinkedInJoin Jamie’s Substack Christiaan Vermeulen: LinkedIn | WebsiteÖnsel Akin: LinkedIn | WebsiteAdrian Cockcroft: LinkedIn | WebsiteIf you enjoyed this episode then please either:Follow, rate, and review on Apple PodcastsFollow and rate on SpotifyWatch our videos on our YouTube Channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.