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The article discusses the progression from trusted data to trusted AI and agents, emphasizing the importance of data governance and context to enable controlled AI autonomy. It suggests that achieving AI maturity involves building a reliable data foundation.

MyDataWork POV — The urgency here is unmistakable: organizations need to stop treating governance as a checkbox and start viewing it as the bedrock of AI maturity. The narrative of autonomy is often draped in promise, but it’s the gritty, mundane task of building trusted data systems that determines whether AI agents act with genuine control or spiral into chaos. This week, the spotlight rightly lands on governance as the unsung hero of AI success — not a mere footnote, but the main act.

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