#288 Florian Douetteau: How Enterprises Can Scale and Adopt Agentic AI

Discover how enterprises can successfully adopt and scale agentic AI to create real business impact in this conversation with Florian Douetteau, CEO and co-founder of Dataiku. Florian shares why democratizing AI across the enterprise is essential, how to prevent agent sprawl, and what it takes to build a governance framework that keeps your data secure while enabling innovation. Learn about Dataiku’s enterprise AI blueprint, its partnership with NVIDIA, and how global companies are using agentic workflows to accelerate R&D, optimize operations, and stay competitive. If you’re a business leader, CTO, or data professional looking to scale AI safely and effectively, this episode is your playbook for the future of enterprise AI. Stay Updated: Craig Smith on X: https://x.com/craigss Eye on A.I. on X: https://x.com/EyeOn_AI 00:00 Intro 00:31 Florian’s Background & Dataiku’s Founding   03:00 Enterprise Blueprint for AI with NVIDIA   05:13 Unique Needs of Financial Services   07:09 Building Agents on Dataiku   09:22 Permissioning & Governance   11:17 Agent Lifecycle Management   13:20 State of Agent-to-Agent Systems   15:02 Real-World Use Cases of Agents   16:28 The Most Complex Agents in Production   19:01 Future Vision: Headless Organizations   21:04 Human-Like Qualities of Agents   24:56 The LLM Mesh & Model Abstraction   28:55 Guardrails & Compliance   31:12 No-Code + Code-Friendly Collaboration   36:12 Breaking Silos & Centers of Excellence   41:36 Distribution & Seat Allocation   43:34 Most Common Agents by Industry   47:02 The State of Enterprise AI Adoption