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Small Bets, Big Trust | Selin Güven

October 28, 2026·24 min
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Season 1 Episode 5 | Small Bets, Big Trust | Selin GüvenWhy Deloitte's Selin Güven Says AI Adoption Needs PatienceDeloitte's Selin Güven says trust is earned in small bets, not big rollouts. From hallucination risk to what a bot should never do, she's seen it all. Her advice: start small, get it right, then scale.👉 NiCE:https://www.nice.com/speak-to-an-agent🔗Connect with Selin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/selin-g%C3%BCven-9a651415b/🔗Deloitte:https://www.deloitte.com/us/en.html🔗Connect with Neeraj:https://www.linkedin.com/in/neerajsverma/🔗Connect with Sascha:https://www.linkedin.com/in/saschapoggemann/___________________Timestamps:00:49 — From Chatbots to AI Agents 03:10 — Building the Right AI Foundations04:30 — AI Won't Fix Broken Processes 07:25 — AI Guardrails and Security 09:25 — Testing AI Agents at Scale 11:03 — Measuring AI Agent Success 14:04 — How AI Transforms Workforces 19:27 — Where to Start With AI____________________About Speak to an Agent:Speak to an Agent explores what it really takes to bring AI into large organizations, why AI can't fix a problem you haven't already solved, why real understanding matters more than a polished voice, and why the domain expert who knows how to use AI is becoming the most valuable person in the business. The show features the leaders, founders, and technologists building and deploying AI at scale, and they get candid about what's working, what isn't, and what changes now that machines can reason, plan, and act at a human level, and sometimes beyond it. If you're responsible for putting AI to work inside your organization, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. (00:49) - From Chatbots to AI Agents (03:10) - Building the Right AI Foundations (04:30) - AI Won't Fix Broken Processes (07:25) - AI Guardrails and Security (09:25) - Testing AI Agents at Scale (11:03) - Measuring AI Agent Success (14:04) - How AI Transforms Workforces (19:27) - Where to Start With AI

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