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Presentation: Turning Outward: Growing From Code to Influence
Software engineers and architects seeking to amplify their influence beyond code should explore "Turning Outward: Growing From Code to Influence," presented by Brad Grantham. This session delivers actionable insights for transitioning to technical leadership, encompassing business acumen, stakeholder communication, team empowerment, and navigating organizational complexities. Grantham’s guidance helps engineers maximize their impact. For a contrasting perspective on shifting dynamics, consider our article on Bumble’s recent policy change, demonstrating how even established platforms adapt to evolving user expectations.
Agentic reliability and evaluations : Enterprises that got burned by a bad eval are the most likely to remove humans from the loop, not the least
Confidence in automated agent evaluation surged this July, nearly tripling to 13% across 108 enterprises – a shift largely driven by those yet to experience a “false-confidence” failure. Critically, the failure rate of agents passing evaluations but then causing customer issues remained unchanged at just under half. While trust is rising, enterprises are simultaneously increasing investment in human review workflows, hedging against evaluations that don’t always reflect real-world outcomes.
The agent evaluation gap: Enterprise AI organizations have a reality-alignment problem, not a coverage problem — and most are shipping to production anyway
Enterprise AI organizations face a critical reality-alignment problem: an “evaluation gap” where increasing agent autonomy outpaces trust in the evaluations meant to govern it. A recent VentureBeat Pulse Research survey of 157 enterprises reveals that half have already deployed an agent that passed internal evaluations but then failed a customer. Despite this, two-thirds are moving toward fully automated deployments—highlighting a concerning disconnect. This research underscores the urgent need for evaluations that accurately reflect real-world outcomes, not just passing scores.
The agent evaluation gap: Enterprise AI organizations have a reality-alignment problem, not a coverage problem — and most are shipping to production anyway
Enterprise AI organizations face a critical reality-alignment problem: an “evaluation gap” where increasing agent autonomy outpaces trust in the evaluations meant to govern it. A recent VentureBeat Pulse Research survey of 157 enterprises reveals that half have already deployed an agent that passed internal evaluations but subsequently failed a customer. Only 5% fully trust automated evaluation, citing a key weakness – evaluations often don't reflect real-world outcomes. Despite this, two-thirds are moving toward fully automated deployments, highlighting a pressing need for more reliable assurance.