How Big Four firm KPMG is protecting itself from AI agents going rogue

The sci-fi prophecy of robots taking over is a real fear for many businesses.

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• AI agents perform tasks autonomously, but many fear they'll override their controls.
• Business Insider spoke to KPMG's Trusted AI lead, Sam Gloede, about how it is deploying agents safely.
• Kill switches should be a last resort, Gloede said.

AI agents are here, and sci-fi prophecies of robots taking over have never felt more real.

No longer just companionable chatbots...