Is Andy MacMillan the Only Tech CEO Not Buying the Agentic AI Hype?

We are being sold on the idea of running before we can walk or crawl.
While enterprise software giants rush to deploy autonomous AI agents, Alteryx is taking a more grounded approach. CEO Andy MacMillan has made it clear: the company is not interested in racing to replace humans with AI. Instead, it is focused on building trust, transparency, and control into the foundations of enterprise analytics. “We are being sold on the idea of running before we can walk or crawl,” MacMillan told Tech Monitor. His caution stands in contrast to the dominant trend in enterprise tech, where companies like Salesforce, Microsoft, and Snowflake are rolling out AI agents capable of reasoning and decision-making without human oversight. Alteryx’s strategy centers on a new platform called Alteryx One. Rather than pitching full autonomy, the company is offering struct
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Anshika Mathews
Anshika is the Senior Content Strategist for AIM Research. She holds a keen interest in technology and related policy-making and its impact on society. She can be reached at anshika.mathews@aimresearch.co
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