{"podcast":{"title":"AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech Loop","slug":"ai-security-cyber-risk-and-cloud-strategy-on-cleartech-loop-7397291","podcast_index_feed_id":7397291,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2248577.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/p1pzdqfxby4ct8zbt0gk6pm01rrh?.jpg","author":"ClearTech Research / Jo Peterson","episode_count":57,"summary":"Season 2 of ClearTech Loop is built around three questions: How is AI changing the way organizations think about risk? What does stronger cybersecurity leadership look like right now? How should leaders rethink cloud strategy as business and technology keep shifting? Hosted by Jo Peterson, Chief Analyst at ClearTech Research, ClearTech Loop is a fast, focused podcast covering AI, cybersecurity, and cloud risk through a business leadership lens. Each 10-15 minute episode explores the issues shaping modern technology strategy and the decisions leaders cannot afford to ignore. From governance and resilience to infrastructure change and emerging risk, ClearTech Loop helps leaders make sense of what is shifting, what matters most, and what comes next.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:21:05.014574+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-security-cyber-risk-and-cloud-strategy-on-cleartech-loop-7397291"},"episode":{"title":"What Happens When an AI Agent Acts Without Permission?","slug":"what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-acts-without-permission","published_at":"2026-07-14T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-security-cyber-risk-and-cloud-strategy-on-cleartech-loop-7397291/what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-acts-without-permission","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-security-cyber-risk-and-cloud-strategy-on-cleartech-loop-7397291","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19490397-what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-acts-without-permission.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19490397-what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-acts-without-permission.mp3","summary":"What happens when an AI agent takes an action no one authorized? The answer is not, “The model did it.” In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with cybersecurity and technology executive Billy Spears to unpack the gap between AI policy and actual AI control. They discuss: Who is accountable when an AI agent makes an unauthorized decision Why agents should never inherit broad permissions by default How identity and authorization must work at ...","meta_description":"What happens when an AI agent takes an action no one authorized? The answer is not, “The model did it.” In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":981,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ai-security-cyber-risk-and-cloud-strategy-on-cleartech-loop-7397291/episodes/what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-acts-without-permission/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-security-cyber-risk-and-cloud-strategy-on-cleartech-loop-7397291/what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-acts-without-permission.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}