Agents, Governance, and Truth: The AI Imperatives of 2025

AI isn’t just transforming industries—it’s reshaping the global competitive landscape and introducing risks that demand immediate action. As enterprises scale AI efforts to unlock productivity and innovation, they must navigate emerging challenges around governance, security, and disinformation. The latest strategic report from Gartner®, Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2025, highlights three key AI imperatives and risks for organizations looking to thrive in this new era: agentic AI, AI governance platforms, and disinformation security.

Here’s a breakdown of what Anaconda believes is coming and how organizations can respond with confidence.

Agentic AI: The Next Evolution in Productivity

The era of agentic AI has arrived. Autonomous systems that act on behalf of users—executing multi-step tasks, analyzing data, and generating tailored outputs—are redefining how work gets done. This shift isn’t theoretical. Early-adopters are already seeing the competitive advantage of agentic systems, as AI assistants automate coding, reporting, and decision-making processes. According to Gartner, “by 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024”.

Recent events highlight how quickly agentic AI is accelerating. Just 24 hours after OpenAI launched its proprietary “Deep Research” feature, HuggingFace responded with its open-source alternative, underscoring how rapidly open innovation can rival proprietary models. Meanwhile, AI-native startups are embracing agentic AI as the default, bypassing the slower iterative processes of legacy enterprises. These startups prioritize agility, embedding lightweight models that enable continuous, automated workflows. As this trend gains momentum, enterprises that hesitate risk falling behind.

The takeaway? Agentic AI is the new productivity layer for enterprises. Organizations that deploy these systems early will see faster decision-making, reduced manual tasks, and stronger collaboration across teams.

AI Governance Platforms: The Foundation of Trust

As AI reshapes business operations, governance must evolve to address unique risks like bias, data privacy violations, model poisoning, and hallucinations. By 2028, enterprises using AI governance platforms will achieve 30% higher customer trust ratings and 25% better regulatory compliance scores than their competitors. according to Gartner.

AI governance today demands far more than managing traditional IT systems. The risks are AI-specific and unique. Emerging threats—such as adversarial attacks injecting harmful data, false outputs (hallucinations), and model cannibalism—demand dynamic safeguards to prevent operational disruptions and reputational damage. Understanding how to identify the correct models and ensure dependencies are managed is incredibly important as its becoming a new attack vector for cybercriminals. As enterprises expand their AI deployments, the risk of these issues compounding becomes a significant concern.

AI governance isn’t just about managing risk—it’s about building trust. Enterprises that invest in governance today will have the agility and credibility to deploy AI at scale without fear of unintended consequences.

Disinformation Security: Battling a Growing Threat

AI-generated content has introduced an entirely new dimension of disinformation risks. Deepfake videos, fabricated reports, and AI-written content designed to mislead audiences can erode public trust and damage corporate reputations. Disinformation risks are one of the most critical challenges for the next wave of AI adoption. According to the strategic report, “by 2028, 50% of enterprises will begin adopting products, services or features designed specifically to address disinformation security use cases, up from less than 5% today.”

Disinformation is no longer just a geopolitical concern; it’s a corporate one. Enterprises are increasingly at risk of becoming both victims and inadvertent contributors to the spread of synthetic content. For example, AI systems trained on biased or falsified data could generate misleading product forecasts, while content poisoning could inject harmful misinformation into internal reports. With AI rapidly scaling, the threat of disinformation isn’t limited to the public domain—it extends into enterprise systems and decision-making processes.

Fighting disinformation requires proactive monitoring and swift action. By addressing these risks early, enterprises can protect their reputations, secure their operations, and ensure that AI-driven decisions remain trustworthy.

Anaconda: Powering AI Innovation and Safeguarding Trust

Anaconda is at the forefront of enabling enterprises to harness the full potential of open-source AI. By providing access to flexible frameworks and trusted models, we empower organizations to innovate faster, mitigate risks, and drive real impact. Whether through AI Navigator or our comprehensive governance solutions, we make it easier for teams to collaborate, create, and deploy AI-driven solutions with confidence.

Key Benefits of Anaconda:

• Agentic AI, your way: Build custom AI-driven agents to automate workflows and generate real-time insights using open-source tools.
• Secure and scalable AI: Run models locally to minimize threats, maintain data control, and safeguard sensitive information.
• Governance without friction: Proactive validation and monitoring tools identify anomalies early, ensuring AI-generated outputs are reliable and accurate.
• Trusted by developers and enterprises alike: From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Anaconda supports innovation across industries by simplifying complex AI adoption.

Download the full report to gain deeper insights into these imperatives and see how your organization can navigate the next wave of AI evolution.

As the only unified AI platform for open source that combines the trusted distribution, simplified workflows, real time insights, and governance controls , we help businesses achieve their goals—whether it’s building better AI systems or driving operational efficiency. Partner with Anaconda to turn today’s AI opportunities into tomorrow’s competitive advantage.

Gartner, Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2025, Gene Alvarez, Tom Coshow, et al., 21 October 2024 

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