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title: "Governing AI in the age of agentic systems and Model Context Protocol"
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published_at: "2026-01-06"
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url: "https://www.sumologic.com/podcast/ep-24-governing-ai-in-age-of-agentic-systems-model-context-protocol"
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excerpt: "On this episode of Masters of Data, we unpack David’s new white paper on AI governance for agentic systems. He explains model context protocol (MCP) as “APIs for agents”, how AI systems talk and execute tasks. The catch? Autonomous agents..."
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[ All Podcasts ](https://www.sumologic.com/resources?_resource_type=podcast)# Governing AI in the age of agentic systems and Model Context Protocol

### Adam White

Sr. Director, Technical Marketing

### David Girvin

Lead Technical Advocate

### Zoe Hawkins

Director, Content Marketing

Speakers

On this episode of Masters of Data, we unpack David’s new white paper on AI governance for agentic systems. He explains model context protocol (MCP) as “APIs for agents”, how AI systems talk and execute tasks. The catch? Autonomous agents are insider threats that move fast and cause serious damage. David introduces the Model Control Plane (MoCop), a twelve-pillar framework designed to prevent your AI from going rogue. We cover his roadmap for security leaders to build real controls and telemetry. His advice: treat agents like interns with root access. Get ahead of this before your agents do.

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