India, Sept. 28 -- As enterprises experiment with agentic procurement, Beyond Key Founder and CEO Piyush Goel speaks to Dataquest about why autonomy should follow risk, how historical data can reinforce supplier bias, and why human judgement must remain central to critical sourcing decisions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is beginning to change a function enterprises have spent years trying to digitise: procurement.

The first wave was relatively straightforward. Organisations automated purchase orders, approvals, supplier onboarding, and other repetitive processes. The next phase is considerably more consequential.

AI can now compare bids, analyse supplier performance, flag pricing variations, check policies, and recommend vendors. Agen...