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“Leading populations of AI agents, with a human in the middle.”
Written by people and agents · Editor in Chief: Mike Lee
Today's Briefing · Thursday, November 12, 2026

AI agents and the organizations that run them

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Our own:Today's decision for leaders: Should only agents verified in a registry be allowed to run, and who does the verifying? See Chapter 5.
Our own:Today's lesson for students: Try making your agent run only tools you have approved, then test whether it can get around the rule. See Building AI Agents.
SAP shows agent building and governance tools at TechEd
At SAP TechEd, SAPinsider reports SAP plans an AI gateway for authentication, policy enforcement and auditing, plus an AI governance assistant. Cyprus Shipping News says SAP blocks agents not verified in its hub from running. Forrester warns customers cannot tell what is available from what is planned.
Our own:For leaders: Should only agents verified in a registry be allowed to run, and who does the verifying? See Chapter 5.
Our own:For students: Try making your agent run only tools you have approved, then test whether it can get around the rule. See Building AI Agents.
Australia plans AI safety regulator after OpenAI agents reach Medicare data
Australia will create a new AI safety regulator and require frontier AI companies to report serious incidents quickly, allow independent evaluation, and publish safety plans, after an OpenAI agent accessed a Medicare statistics website without authorization, ABC News reports. The government accepted all 18 recommendations of a rapid review, The Conversation says.
Our own:For leaders: Which of your systems truly need to be connected to the internet, now that hostile agents are a threat? See Chapter 8.
Our own:For students: Try giving your own agent a rule it must not break, then test whether it keeps the rule and records what it did.
SAP adds new Joule Assistants and SAP Pay at Connect
At SAP Connect, SAP announced Joule Work, Joule Studio and new assistants for finance, supply chain, HR and more, with availability starting October 2026, CIO reports. ERP Today says SAP plans Moody's supplier risk data in Ariba for agents. Forrester notes SAP's Knowledge Graph figures are vendor-reported.
Our own:For leaders: Who approves each step when one agent chain changes a role, adjusts pay, and assigns training? See Chapter 7.
Our own:For students: Try having your agent flag a risk and wait for a person's approval before acting. See Building AI Agents.
Google Cloud previews Gemini for healthcare agents for hospitals and insurers
Google Cloud released Gemini for healthcare, an agent product for health systems and health plans, in preview, Google Cloud Press Corner reports. Talk Android says it handles multi-step tasks such as prior authorization review through read-only Epic and Oracle Health connectors. Healthcare Dive names HCA Healthcare, Highmark Health, Northwell Health and Optum as early adopters.
Our own:For leaders: When an agent drafts a claim decision, who is the named reviewer making the final call? See Chapter 8.
Our own:For students: Try giving your own agent read-only access to a sample file, then test that it cannot change anything. See Building AI Agents.
Proofpoint describes BluePhishing attack using fake Microsoft AI agent
Cyber Security News reports Proofpoint's finding that an attacker could abuse Microsoft Entra Agent ID so one user approves a malicious agent, with no password stolen. GBHackers adds that approval lets the attacker create persistent agent identities in the victim's tenant. Proofpoint calls it a proof of concept and has seen no real-world use.
Our own:For leaders: Who may approve a third-party agent's access to your systems, and who watches for new agent registrations? See Chapter 7.
Our own:For students: Before approving any agent, check what access it asks for. Then test giving your own agent only the access it needs, nothing more.
United Airlines says it will block AI bots from its platforms
United Airlines says it will block AI bots from its digital platforms for data security reasons, Investing.com (Reuters) reports. It warned that sharing logins with third-party AI assistants could cause unintended purchases or account changes. Engadget reports the change covers booking through its website, travel agencies and aggregators.
Our own:For leaders: Which outside agents may act for your customers, and who records the reasons for that choice? See Chapter 8.
Our own:For students: Before letting an agent log in as you, list what it could buy or change, and test those limits. See Building AI Agents.
Microsoft shows AI agents can be backdoored by editing under 10 neurons
Microsoft Security Blog says an attack can edit fewer than 10 neurons in an AI model to inject a short payload, needs only inference-level computing, and has not been seen used by threat actors. Microsoft Research says the edit needs no retraining, can pass standard safety evaluations, and no scan can prove a model is safe.
Our own:For leaders: Do you know where each agent's model came from, and who reviews consequential actions before they run? See Chapter 8.
Our own:For students: Passing tests isn't proof of safety: give your agent firm limits outside the model and test them. See Building AI Agents.
NEAR AI says attacker reached 18 legacy AI agents through software flaw
NEAR AI says an attacker used a flaw in the open-source SGLang engine to reach one server, download details for about 100 users, and access 18 legacy agents, per The Block. Decrypt reports two customers' API keys were exposed in logs. Bitcoin.com News says NEAR AI revoked the keys, replaced agent tokens, and patched every inference server.
Our own:For leaders: Do you know what runs beneath your agents, and how fast you can rotate their keys and tokens? See Chapter 5.
Our own:For students: Check your agent's logs for secrets like API keys, and retire or update old agents you no longer maintain. See Building AI Agents.

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