AI agents are going live faster than companies can govern them

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By Ilman Shazhaev, Founder and CEO of Dizzaract

Enterprises are switching AI agents on and pulling them back almost in the same breath, and the numbers behind that habit deserve a closer look.

Among 2,527 senior decision-makers surveyed across 10 countries for Sinch’s The AI Production Paradox report, 62% say their companies already run AI agents in customer communications, yet 74% have rolled back or shut down at least one live agent.

Money keeps flowing all the same, with 98% of surveyed companies raising their AI communications spend in 2026. Among organizations with the most mature guardrails, the rollback rate climbs to 81%, a sign that the teams watching most closely are also finding the most to fix.

The outlook for autonomous agents looks rockier still, since 40% of enterprises are expected to demote or decommission them by 2027 because of governance gaps that surface only after something breaks in...

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