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Before AI agents can transform your business, they need to understand it

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17 August 2026

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opportunities

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Enterprise Software

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United Kingdom

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Fusion42 · 17 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Successful deployment of AI agents in large enterprises requires a detailed understanding and redesign of complex business processes and clear governance frameworks to manage risk and ROI effectively. Rushing AI integration without operational foundations leads to failure and amplified dysfunction.

This Wire brief tracks Lockheed Martin, and It sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You must map and resolve your business processes before deploying AI agents or risk automating errors and raising risks uncontrollably. Boots and Lockheed Martin show leaders in retail and defence how solid operational design lets AI work safely and bring real gains.

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