From SiliconANGLE · Duncan Riley · · 1m 20s
Pax8 Launches 8os for AI Governance
Pax8 launches 8os to let IT partners govern AI agents and 8bot as a managed AI coworker.
In brief
Pax8 launches 8os to let IT partners govern AI agents and 8bot as a managed AI coworker. Pax8 launches 8os to let IT partners govern AI agents and 8bot as a managed AI coworker for small businesses. Originally reported by SiliconANGLE.
Pax8 launches 8os
Small business software marketplace Pax8 Inc. launched 8os, an operating system that lets IT service provider partners govern AI agents running inside customers' businesses.
8bot as managed AI coworker
8bot gives customers' employees a managed AI coworker that partners deploy and supervise through 8os.
Governance gap in SMB AI
Pax8's quarterly SMB AI Pulse surveys show nine in 10 small businesses use or experiment with AI, but only 23% have a documented policy.
Shadow AI problem
71% of businesses using AI built at least one tool, but only 31% have a formal review or approval process for those tools.
Shadow AI prevalence
Nearly half of surveyed businesses found unsanctioned 'shadow AI' in the past six months.
84% trust outside tech adviser
84% of business leaders surveyed would trust an outside technology adviser to help implement AI.
8os marketplace integration
8os runs on Pax8's marketplace used by over 47,000 IT providers to sell software to 800,000 small businesses.
The takeaway
Pax8 launches 8os to let IT partners govern AI agents and 8bot as a managed AI coworker for small businesses.
