Published Aug 18, 2026, 11:35 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

85% of companies burned by an AI mistake are racing to cut the humans who might catch the next one

VentureBeat
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Enterprises that already got burned by an AI agent passing its evals and then failing in production are moving faster toward removing humans from deployment decisions, not slower — even as trust in automated evaluation is rising across the board, new VB Pulse research shows.In July, 13% of 108 enterprises surveyed said they trust automated evaluation, up from just 5% the month prior. Meanwhile, survey respondents citing poor alignment between tests and real-world results as their biggest concern