Know your agent: building the foundation of autonomous commerce
Artificial intelligence has officially entered its execution phase. After years of experimentation, businesses are rapidly deploying AI not just to analyze data, but to act on it.
At the forefront of this shift are AI agents, autonomous systems designed to execute complex tasks, automate workflows, and interact with other digital systems on our behalf.
Their adoption is accelerating at an incredible pace, with a recent McKinsey study finding that 62% of organizations are already experimenting with them. It’s easy to see why, as Agentic AI offers a relatively straightforward path to embedding powerful automation deep into business processes.
However, as these systems evolve from passive tools into autonomous agents, we are entering a new era of digital risk. The conversation is no longer just about building smarter agents, but whether the entire agent economy can function without a trust layer underneath it. Identity verification has evolved beyond being a basic ...
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