The a16z Show · Tuesday, August 11, 2026
The widespread use of AI agents is forcing companies to re-evaluate their data access controls. Emilio Escobar explains that AI can bypass traditional static permissions by prompting for access to sensitive information, necessitating dynamic and role-based access management.
“One thing that AI is going to do is you think you have proper controls of who get access to what Google file or what have you. AI is going to find a way to get it, all you have to do is prompt it.”
“It flattens the organization quite a bit.”
“So we've been obviously improving all of that. And then luckily, my IT group is what we've done is now we're at a point where we have role-based MCB servers as well.”