The ‘Moral Crumple Zone’: Who Takes the Blame When AI Makes a Mistake? | EP 06

When AI makes a mistake, who’s accountable — the developer, the user, or the system itself?

In this episode, Meagan Gentry, National AI Practice Senior Manager & Distinguished Technologist at Insight, unpacks the concept of agentic AI and how organizations can embed accountability into autonomous workflows.

From the “moral crumple zone” to use case feasibility mapping, Meagan shares frameworks for building trust and driving ROI with AI agents.

Jump right to…
00:00: Welcome/intro
03:12: What is agentic AI?
06:45: Why accountability matters now
09:30: Explainability vs. performance tradeoffs
13:10: Ownership and moral crumple zones
17:15: Mapping accountability across AI lifecycle
20:21: Empowering users with AI awareness
25:32: Human in the loop vs. human in command
27:24: What CEOs must ask before greenlighting AI
29:30: Who belongs at the AI strategy table
30:58: Culture shifts and trust in AI agents

🎯 Related resources:

• https://www.insight.com/en_US/content-and-resources/blog/the-truth-about-ai-agent-risks-and-what-to-do-about-them.html

• https://www.insight.com/en_US/content-and-resources/blog/6-high-impact-agentic-ai-use-cases-executives-should-champion-today.html

Learn more: https://www.insight.com/en_US/what-we-do/expertise/data-and-ai/generative-ai.html

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