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Apr 20, 2026 
Aaron Levie, Box co-founder and CEO, joins for a sharp tour of enterprise AI. He digs into why developers may become more valuable, the rise of agent operators, and which SaaS tools are at risk in an agentic world. He also explores the coming cybersecurity arms race, token budgeting, slower enterprise rollout, and why frontier labs could still create enormous value.
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Agents Create A New Cybersecurity Arms Race
- AI raises cyber risk on both sides because agents generate more code and attackers can scan for weaknesses faster.
- Aaron Levie says every AI written feature can introduce vulnerabilities, so agentic security becomes essential to review what agents create.
Why Token Budgets Move Into Operating Spend
- Token spending will shift from IT budgets into operating budgets because AI increasingly augments labor rather than just software.
- Aaron Levie describes firms pitching internally for compute budgets and tiering users so the highest value workers get the best models.
Why Enterprise AI Diffusion Will Be Slower Than Hype
- Enterprise AI adoption will take longer than Silicon Valley expects because real deployment requires data cleanup, compliance, and human review.
- Aaron Levie says a Fortune 500 agent may face ten contract systems, legacy file shares, and wrong documents before it can work reliably.