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Snowflake has introduced Cortex AI Gateway, a platform designed to manage and govern agentic AI. The aim is to provide enterprises with a structured approach to deploying AI agents while ensuring compliance and security.

MyDataWork POV — Snowflake's Cortex AI Gateway raises a red flag for anyone who remembers the pitfalls of over-engineered governance. The promise of managing agentic AI sounds appealing, but the complexity of such a system could easily become a bottleneck rather than a boon. With AI's rapid evolution, governance structures must be nimble, not cumbersome. The risk here is that Cortex could stifle innovation under the weight of its own controls, leaving teams tangled in red tape instead of empowered by AI.
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