Safer Agentic AI

Ensure the most-advanced AI systems are implemented in a responsible way that furthers innovation and prevents risks with this actionable guide.

Safer Agentic AI provides senior professionals with the skills to ensure the safe and beneficial use of advanced AI systems. Agentic and advanced AI systems represent a tremendous opportunity for business to improve their processes and increase productivity. However, these systems come with critical risks that organizations will need to manage. This book will show how to harness the power of these systems in a responsible and safe way.

Covering how to steer the future of AI responsibly and avoid potential pitfalls, this book will explain how organizations can use agentic AI in ways that safeguard their values and future. It draws on technical insights and ethical considerations to offer practical governance frameworks that can work in any organization. Written by two experts in AI ethics and safety, this book will cover key areas such as goal alignment, value alignment, transparency, governance and the challenges of maintaining human control over increasingly autonomous systems.

Author Biography

Nell Watson is a researcher and applied tech ethicist. She advises organizations on their machine learning strategies, specializing in AI research and ethical advocacy. She is President of the European Responsible AI Office and the author of Taming the Machine published by Kogan Page. She lives in Belfast, UK.

Ali Hessami is a systems engineer specializing in risk analysis, assessment and safety. He is Vice Chair of the IEEE AI Ethics Certification Programme and Chair of the IEEE 7000 AI Ethics Standard. He lives in London, UK.