Episode Details

AI agents can act faster than humans can review them. So how do companies keep control without slowing everything down?

In this episode of The Deep View Conversations, Jason Hiner sits down with Blake Brannon, chief innovation officer and a co-founder of OneTrust, to explore why AI governance needs to evolve from static rules to decisions made in real time.

Brannon explains why an agent can inherit an employee's identity and access without inheriting their trust. He makes the case for independent guardian agents that evaluate what other agents are trying to do, apply a company's policies, and redirect or block actions when necessary.

One example captures the challenge: deleting CRM records could be routine cleanup or an attempt to inflate a salesperson's performance. The action alone doesn't tell you whether it should be allowed. Its purpose matters.

Topics covered:

• How OneTrust evolved from data privacy to AI governance
• Why first-party data and customer trust go together
• Why human review can't keep pace with a growing population of agents
• How guardian agents and independent checks could help close the trust gap
• The difference between containing AI and aligning it with business policies
• Why governance should help companies move faster
• What the bring-your-own-device era teaches us about AI adoption
• How Blake uses visual storytelling and voice-to-text tools to work more effectively

If you're deploying AI agents and trying to move beyond experiments without giving up control, this conversation offers a practical way to think about the systems that need to surround them.

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