Amazon AGI director says AI agent reliability, not capability, is blocking enterprise deployment at VB Transform 2026

The enterprise AI industry has a math problem. Cisco data shows 85% of enterprises are piloting AI agents, but only 5% have shipped them to production. At VB Transform 2026 on Tuesday, Bryan Silverthorn , Director of AGI Autonomy at Amazon, explained why that gap persists — and why the answer isn't better benchmarks.