SAS unveils SAS Intelligent Decisioning , available on data and AI platform SAS Viya, which aims to empower organisations to design, deploy and scale AI agents with balanced human and AI autonomy, embedded governance and explainability of decisions.
"SAS's approach to agentic AI strikes the critical balance between autonomous decision-making and ethical governance," said Nick Patience, vice president and practice lead, Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools at The Futurum Group. "Its intelligent agents represent not just technological advancement but a pragmatic framework for responsible enterprise AI adoption – precisely what organisations need as they navigate this rapidly evolving landscape to gain a competitive advantage."
Ethical calibration
SAS Viya's agentic AI framework claims to operate in three pillars:
- Decisioning. Customers can build AI agents using a hybrid approach combining analytics and large language models (LLMs).
- Human and AI balance. SAS enables organisations to determine the appropriate level of AI autonomy and human involvement for AI agents based on task complexity, risk, and business goals.
- Governance. SAS' built-in governance framework enables customers to build AI agents that deliver accurate outcomes but also adhere to ethical standards, maintain data privacy, align with business values, and withstand regulatory scrutiny.
"As organisations evolve toward open, interoperable AI ecosystems across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, trust and explainability in AI governance are emerging as key differentiators among tech vendors," said Tiffany McCormick, research director, Digital Business Models and Monetisation at IDC. "SAS is taking industry-leading steps to address the growing demand for agentic AI, with a clear commitment to ethical rigour and differentiated execution in AI decision-making."
