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Agentic AI: What's Working vs What's Failing in 2026

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In this 30-minute deep dive, Alexis Chevallot (Agentic AI expert & CEO of Capto) reveals what’s actually working with Agentic AI right now — especially in finance and enterprise operations. 

Forget the hype. Discover how Agentic AI is moving from simple chatbots to real “AI employees” that handle reporting, invoicing, compliance, tax, and multi-system workflows — delivering massive ROI while working alongside human teams. Alexis shares real production use cases, the biggest implementation challenges, scalability lessons (including cutting AI costs by 100x), and exactly how leaders should manage Agentic AI to make it a strategic partner rather than a disappointment.

Key topics covered:
What Agentic AI really is (and how it’s different from generative AI & chatbots)
Live finance success stories with proven ROI
Major challenges: reliability, hallucinations, data security & scalability
How to turn generic AI Agents into accurate AI Employees
Why most AI projects fail — and how to avoid them
The human traits AI still can’t replicate
Will software engineers actually be replaced in 2026?

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Welcome to SaugaTalks
00:45 Greeting Alexis Chevallot
01:30 What is Agentic AI?
03:30 Agentic AI in finance today
05:45 Real success stories & ROI
09:15 Challenges & reliability
11:45 Scalability & cutting costs by 100x
14:00 How teams react to AI employees
16:15 Advice for leaders & AI management
18:00 Disasters & lessons learned
20:30 Human traits AI can’t replace
22:45 What excites Alexis about the future
24:15 Will AI Replace Software Engineers? The Real Answer
27:00 Key takeaways
28:30 Connect with Alexis & Capto
29:30 Outro

If you’re a CFO, finance leader, tech manager, or software engineer wondering how to implement and manage Agentic AI successfully in 2026 — this is the episode for you. 

Drop your biggest Agentic AI question in the comments!
Connect with Alexis Chevallot & Capto:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexischevallot/
Website: capto.com

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