Agentic AI Is Untamable: Ask the Right Security Questions
Dark Reading, Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Agentic artificial intelligence is creating enough risks for organizations to demand a security reframe.
This Dark Reading piece contends that agentic AI systems are inherently difficult to tame because they act autonomously, chain tools, and make decisions without step-by-step human approval.
Rather than seeking complete control, security leaders are encouraged to ask better questions about what agents can access, what actions they can take, and how their behavior is monitored and constrained.
The framing suggests evaluating agentic deployments through governance, identity, and blast-radius questions instead of assuming traditional controls apply.