{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6992f6dad6c27a06bb23eada/6994367e2a42aa7d9b047848?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Should Autonomous AI Agents Run Your Business?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6992f6dad6c27a06bb23eada/1771320829128-e2ff42f5-a913-4a60-afd4-0564d4854cb7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Question of the week:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Do we allow AI agents to act autonomously inside organizations?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Horror Story of the week: </strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Customers often have an outdated, overly simplistic view of AI (chat/coding/research), missing newer agentic capabilities and therefore failing to design strong, scalable use cases.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Interview of the week:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Adrian Cockcroft – How agentic AI enables “developer capacity on demand” and accelerates prototyping.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out more about Container Solutions:</strong></p><ul><li>Download the <a href=\"https://www.container-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2025%20book%20launch/9781915483799_CNA_3D%20Cover_White_Small.jpg?width=820&amp;height=1000&amp;name=9781915483799_CNA_3D%20Cover_White_Small.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cloud Native Attitude</a></li><li>Download <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visionaries-Rebels-Machines-electrification-cloudification/dp/1917490070/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visionaries, Rebels and Machines</a></li><li>Download <a href=\"https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/follow-the-money/9798341661349/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the Money</a></li><li>Visit the <a href=\"https://www.container-solutions.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about our people:</strong></p><ul><li>Jamie Dobson: <a href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jamie-dobson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Join Jamie’s <a href=\"https://substack.com/@jamiedobson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Christiaan Vermeulen: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiaan-michael-vermeulen/?originalSubdomain=de\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://www.thebrief.ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Önsel Akin: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/onselakin/?originalSubdomain=tr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://www.container-solutions.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Adrian Cockcroft: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriancockcroft\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://nubank.com.br/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode then please either:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow, rate, and review on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/visionaries-rebels-and-machines/id1829045240\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Follow and rate on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/15bcjyezTt0epNn1sSMcIT?si=4d06d4218aa840f2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></li><li>Watch our videos on our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ContainerSolutionsOfficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Channel!</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Container Solutions"}