Amid the rush to adopt artificial intelligence occurred a recent incident that made system leaders take pause and ask: What happens when an AI system causes harm without clear human intent? The industry has been in heated debate following the recent OpenAI-Hugging Face incident. In July, advanced AI models being tested by OpenAI expanded their access within a sandboxed research environment, got online, and ultimately interacted with Hugging Face’s production systems. The event sparked concerns over AI autonomy, security guardrails and accountability when AI systems behaver unexpectedly—or "go rogue," as some have phrased it. That's one of the topics explored in the latest episode of Ready.Set.Midmarket! Guest Nicole Beckwith, senior director of security engineering and operations at Cribl, served as a U.S. Marshal and was assigned as a task force officer with the Secret Service, specializing in financial fraud, digital forensics and cybercrime investigations. Beckwith, leant her insight as someone who has traversed both the real and cybercriminal worlds.