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Deploying agentic AI with safety and security: A playbook for technology leaders

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McKinsey playbook for technology leaders deploying agents safely, covering governance operating model, guardrail layers (input, model, tool, output), evaluation cadence, and incident response. Includes a maturity assessment and reference architecture.

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agentic AIsecurity

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Published

2025

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Global

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Security and safeguards

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Public access

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