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How can enterprises scale agentic AI without introducing new levels of risk, complexity, and organizational friction? In this episode of AI Cloud Essentials, Dallas Dolen, U.S. and Asia Pacific Technology, Media and Telecommunications leader at PwC, joins the conversation to discuss the evolving partnership between PwC and CoreWeave and what it takes to successfully scale enterprise AI. As organizations move from generative AI toward increasingly autonomous agentic AI systems, the challenge is no longer simply gaining access to models or compute. Enterprises also need the infrastructure, transformation strategy, governance, security, and organizational alignment required to turn AI investments into meaningful business outcomes. Dallas explains why technology partnerships are becoming essential across the AI ecosystem - from power generation and chips to data centers, cloud infrastructure, consulting, and enterprise implementation. The conversation explores why many companies struggle to move beyond AI pilots, how organizations can align around measurable business outcomes, and why trust and safety will become increasingly important as autonomous AI systems take on more responsibility. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why agentic AI is changing the way enterprises approach AI adoption • How CoreWeave and PwC combine AI infrastructure and transformation expertise • Why AI partnerships are becoming essential across the technology stack • How companies can move beyond AI pilot programs and into real business transformation • Why aligning teams around customer outcomes matters more than simply selling AI consumption • How neocloud infrastructure can support enterprise AI initiatives • Why trust, cybersecurity, governance, and risk management are critical to scaling AI • What CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and boards should consider as AI becomes more autonomous Dallas also discusses why successful AI transformation requires more than simply deploying technology. Organizations need the right combination of infrastructure, people, processes, controls, and long-term strategic alignment to create AI systems that customers and businesses can trust. For enterprise leaders navigating AI transformation, agentic AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, or AI governance, this conversation offers a practical look at what it takes to move from experimentation to scalable enterprise adoption. Timestamps: 00:00 – Why AI partnerships are becoming critical 00:39 – Welcome to AI Cloud Essentials 01:23 – Dallas Dolen and PwC’s technology practice 02:03 – The shift from generative AI to agentic AI 02:40 – Why CoreWeave and PwC are working together 05:24 – Aligning organizations around AI outcomes 09:00 – Why enterprises get stuck in AI pilot purgatory 09:44 – The multiplier effect of AI infrastructure and consulting 11:39 – Trust and safety in enterprise AI 12:27 – The growing risks of autonomous AI systems 14:02 – Building trust across AI infrastructure 15:00 – AI governance, cybersecurity, and risk mitigation 15:54 – Why partnerships will define the next phase of AI adoption