Your Employees Are Building AI Agents. Do You Know What They're Doing?
CIO.com, Thursday, October 8th, 2026
Shadow agents are spreading: 16% of AI-using workers build their own and 7% have had to kill rogue ones.
A Howdy.com survey found two-thirds of AI-using knowledge workers use agents and 16% build their own, while about a quarter have deactivated agents for inconsistent output or failure and 7% had to shut down agents that went rogue.
Howdy.com's founder says agent building usually starts unsanctioned with curious, tech-forward staff automating tedious tasks.
The article urges IT leaders to put guardrails and system guides in place before shadow and citizen-built agents cause serious damage.