In Ready. Or Not. — Episode 1, host Nathan Macintosh talks with Dr. Reid Blackman (Founder & CEO, Virtue Consultants) about the real-world risks of agentic AI — AI systems that can take actions across apps, data sources, and workflows. They break down why you can’t eliminate AI risk entirely (unless you shut it off), how to align AI adoption with your risk appetite, and what it takes to protect sensitive data when agents need broad access to be useful.
Dr. Blackman introduces his Ethical Nightmare Challenge, a practical framework to help organizations identify the worst-case AI outcomes, build resources to prevent them, and train teams to use safeguards effectively — before complexity spirals into failures.