SAS, the UK-based data and Artificial Intelligence company, has expanded its Viya platform with a new framework that empowers organisations to design, build, and deploy Artificial Intelligence agents for task automation and decision-making. The newly launched ´agentic framework´ integrates deterministic analytics with large language models, enabling businesses to customise their approach to enterprise Artificial Intelligence deployment.
This framework allows organisations to define the level of autonomy their Artificial Intelligence agents are granted, providing flexibility in determining the balance between automated processes and human oversight. The system supports the entire lifecycle of Artificial Intelligence agents, from creation and deployment to monitoring and performance tracking, allowing users to adapt agent behaviour as business and regulatory needs evolve.
Industry experts have endorsed the SAS framework for its focus on responsible Artificial Intelligence adoption. Nick Patience, vice-president at The Futurum Group, described the solution as a ´pragmatic framework for responsible enterprise Artificial Intelligence adoption,´ highlighting its role in supporting both innovation and regulatory compliance. Beyond the framework, SAS plans to enhance its platform with productivity assistants that will speed up user workflows and develop pre-packaged, domain-specific agents designed to integrate seamlessly into core business functions such as data engineering. These advancements aim to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence-driven automation across a range of sectors.
