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# Closing the Visibility Gap: Lessons from Safety Critical Agentic Systems

How do you deploy AI agents when a single hardware bug costs millions? Stop treating models as black boxes and start instrumenting the messy middle of agentic workflows.

- **Speakers:** [Vivek Pandit](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@vivek-pandit)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Duration:** 11:10
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100567-closing-the-visibility-gap-lessons-from-safety-critical-agentic-systems
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/c47553f2a01140f32563bc25ea0ae055/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=104658ms

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