WorkThe story, in brief
AI Agents Are Becoming Employees, So Why Aren’t We Governing Them Like One?
We built identity governance for humans. Then we gave AI agents more access than most employees—with zero oversight.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
As AI agents gain operational autonomy in enterprises, governance frameworks lag dangerously behind. This raises urgent questions about access control, accountability, and risk management that boards and CTOs need to address now.
The key facts
4 to knowAI agents granted broader system access than human employees
Existing identity governance frameworks not adapted for agent oversight
Gap between agent deployment speed and governance maturity
Published June 2026 — timely reflection on emerging agent deployment patterns
Go to the source
Forbes Innovationforbes.com
Publisher excerpt: We spent decades building identity governance frameworks for human access. Then we gave AI agents broader access than most employees have, and with less oversight.