Lightning Talk: When Humans Stop Thinking: Agentic AI

When Humans Stop Thinking: The First Undetected Failure Mode of Agentic AI 🎙️ Allen Westley, Director Cyber Intelligence, L3Harris Technologies 📍 Presented at SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit 2026 AI didn’t fail — human judgment drifted. As reliance on AI systems grows, decision-making authority can quietly shift from recommendation to execution without clear ownership or oversight. This talk explores how control erodes even when systems appear to function correctly, and why defining roles, approvals, and accountability is critical in agentic environments. Explore upcoming SANS Summits to continue learning from leading voices in cybersecurity: https://go.sans.org/summits