FIR #515: Agents Everywhere
From For Immediate Release by Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz
May 25, 2026 · 1h 48m · Episode 515
About this episode
The episode discusses the rise of AI agents in organizations, the governance challenges they present, and the role of communicators in addressing these issues.
Employees at the Pentagon have spun up over 100,000 AI agents. In the private sector, we're seeing reports of 10,000 or more agents being deployed by employees at a variety of companies. The problem is that most organizations lack governance to address agents, and the problems this explosion of agents operating on employees' behalf can cause are innumerable. In the long-form FIR episode for May 2026, Neville and Shel delve into the rise of agents, the harms they could cause, what companies should do to ensure these agents deliver benefits rather than problems, and how communicators can take a leading role in addressing the issue. Also in this episode: AI copyright lawsuits are coming for communicators Google's search overhaul could signal a post-citation era Placing your thought newsmakers, thought leaders, and subject matter experts on podcasts is becoming a standard media relations practice "I worked all weekend" is no longer an argument for the fees you charge Short-form video clippers are creating go-to content from long-form videos -- including yours Dan York outlines the big enhancements in WordPress 7.0 Continue Reading → The post FIR #515: Agents Everywhere appeared…
People in this episode
Hosts: Neville Hobson, Shel Holtz
Topics covered
- AI agents
- governance
- communication
- media relations
- copyright lawsuits
- video content
Keywords
- AI agents
- governance
- copyright lawsuits
- media relations
- WordPress 7.0
- video content
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Organizations: Pentagon, Google
Products: WordPress 7.0
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