Top 10 Red Flags in Vendor Agent Demos

Why Read This Research

Agentic AI demos can look polished while hiding serious procurement risk. This infographic gives higher-education leaders a practical field guide for spotting unsafe data practices, missing audit trails, weak human-approval controls, untested prompt-injection exposure, accessibility gaps, and hidden operating costs before a pilot or contract advances. Use it to pressure-test vendors in the room, force evidence over claims, and protect institutional data, students, staff, and budgets.

Key Questions Answered

• Can the agent safely act on institutional data, under institutional rules, before high-impact actions occur?
• What evidence proves the agent’s answers, decisions, approvals, audit trail, and total cost?
• Which vendor claims should be live-tested before a pilot, procurement decision, or contract negotiation?

Features

• Software Category in Focus: AI/ML Platforms, AI Agents
• Future Campus Impacts: Outcomes, Recruit, Retain, Operations, Governance, Risk, Innovate
• Author: Alpha Hamadou Ibrahim, PhD, Vice President of Data, Analytics, and AI, Tambellini Group
• Research Availability: June 2026