topic State of AI Agents 2026: Lessons on Governance, Evaluations, and Scale in MVP Articles https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/state-of-ai-agents-2026-lessons-on-governance-evaluations-and/m-p/149219#M85 <P>The <A href="https://www.databricks.com/resources/ebook/state-of-ai-agents" target="_self">Databricks State of AI Agents 2026 report</A> highlights a clear reality: most AI pilots still fail to reach production, and governance and evaluation are the true differentiators.</P><P>In my <A href="https://lovelytics.com/post/state-of-ai-agents-2026-lessons-on-governance-evaluation-and-scale/" target="_self">latest blog</A>, I break down the key findings and share how we approach agentic systems at Lovelytics through evaluation-led development, deep SME involvement, DSPy-based optimization, and why Databricks provides the right open, governed foundation for production-scale AI.</P><P>If you are building or scaling AI agents in 2026, this is a conversation worth having.</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:52:50 GMT Sudhir_G 2026-02-24T22:52:50Z State of AI Agents 2026: Lessons on Governance, Evaluations, and Scale https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/state-of-ai-agents-2026-lessons-on-governance-evaluations-and/m-p/149219#M85 <P>The <A href="https://www.databricks.com/resources/ebook/state-of-ai-agents" target="_self">Databricks State of AI Agents 2026 report</A> highlights a clear reality: most AI pilots still fail to reach production, and governance and evaluation are the true differentiators.</P><P>In my <A href="https://lovelytics.com/post/state-of-ai-agents-2026-lessons-on-governance-evaluation-and-scale/" target="_self">latest blog</A>, I break down the key findings and share how we approach agentic systems at Lovelytics through evaluation-led development, deep SME involvement, DSPy-based optimization, and why Databricks provides the right open, governed foundation for production-scale AI.</P><P>If you are building or scaling AI agents in 2026, this is a conversation worth having.</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:52:50 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/mvp-articles/state-of-ai-agents-2026-lessons-on-governance-evaluations-and/m-p/149219#M85 Sudhir_G 2026-02-24T22:52:50Z