The perfect AI storm happened, and no one has noticed yet. 😬 And when everyone finally realizes, they'll be too busy focused on the shiny new AI capabilities to see the straight up agentic nightmare looming right in front of them. I'll be honest though. ↳ Yeah, there's a dark side to AI agents. ↳ Yeah, it's worse than you think. ↳ Yeah, we're gonna talk about. Agent Risk, Security, and AI Sprawl in 2026: Why AI That Acts Changes Everything – An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson (Start Here Series Volume 9) Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: Evolution of AI Agent Risk (2022-2026)Agentic AI Security Threats ExplainedTypes of Agent Sprawl & Dark AIKey Differences: Chatbot vs Agent RiskMajor AI Labs' Risk Response StrategiesAgent Actions, Outputs, and Enterprise RiskMonday Morning Playbook for AI SecurityAgent Skill Marketplace & Supply Chain Risk Timestamps: 00:00 AI Risks: A Rapid Evolution 06:22 "Applying Buzzwords to Practice" 07:31 AI Evolution: Dumb to Proactive 13:23 "Expanding Blast Radius with Tools" 14:04 "AI Actions: Enterprise Nightmare" 17:16 "Start Here: AI Basics" 22:50 "Agentic Web and Business Value" 24:09 "Advances Driving AI Agent Efficiency" 27:30 AI Labs: Balancing Risk and Research 32:04 "Autonomous AI Model Concerns" 33:43 "Managing Autonomous Agent Risks" 37:08 "Foundations First for Future Success" 41:00 "Understanding Risks and Opportunities" Keywords: AI risk, agent risk, security risk, AI sprawl, AI agents, agentic AI, AI model actions, business AI risk, corporate AI security, agent risk mental model, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, governance, audit logs, isolation protocols, agentic capabilities, smart AI models, proactive AI, autonomous agents, agent hallucination, rogue AI agents, prompt injection, malware agents, spyware agents, ransomware agents, agent input risk, tools risk, outputs to actions, enterprise AI nightmare, shadow AI, Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Start Here ▶️ Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and access all episodes there: StartHereSeries.com