As AI agents become more capable—and more autonomous—one question rises fast: How do we draw agentic borders? For many organizations, this is also a sovereignty question: what stays in-country, who can access it, and how do you enforce policy across systems and regions?

In this episode of The Shift Podcast: Agentic Edition, leaders from Microsoft Azure explore the evolving boundaries between agents, humans, systems, and responsibility—and what it takes to keep trust and accountability as AI becomes more agentic.

The conversation covers:

What “agentic borders” mean in enterprise practice

How to approach responsibility and oversight in agent systems

How sovereignty requirements (data residency, jurisdiction, and access) shape agent design and deployment

Why governance matters as agents move in ...