{"slug": "before-ai-agents-take-action-enterprises-need-a-new-data-rule-book", "title": "Before AI Agents Take Action, Enterprises Need A New Data Rule Book", "summary": "Forbes Councils member Richard Clough argues that enterprises must prioritize methodology, outcomes and accountability before deploying agentic AI at scale. The piece calls for a new data rule book governing AI agents before they take action in business settings.", "body_md": "# Before AI Agents Take Action, Enterprises Need A New Data Rule Book\n\nBy Richard Clough, Forbes Councils MemberSource: \n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)\nBusinesses need to prioritize methodology, outcomes and accountability before deploying \n\n[agentic AI](/glossary/agentic-ai)at scale.\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/before-ai-agents-take-action-enterprises-need-a-new-data-rule-book", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/before-ai-agents-take-action-enterprises-need-a-new-data-rul-0mh8", "published_at": "2026-09-10 16:15:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-10 16:53:55.960725+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Richard Clough", "Forbes Councils", "Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/before-ai-agents-take-action-enterprises-need-a-new-data-rule-book", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/before-ai-agents-take-action-enterprises-need-a-new-data-rule-book.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/before-ai-agents-take-action-enterprises-need-a-new-data-rule-book.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/before-ai-agents-take-action-enterprises-need-a-new-data-rule-book.jsonld"}}