The Shift from Answering Questions to Taking Action

AI systems are evolving beyond conversation. Today’s autonomous agents book flights, manage calendars, and execute business workflows without constant human oversight. This represents a fundamental shift: from tools that respond to tools that act.

This autonomy creates a problem. When an AI agent acts using your credentials, how can systems verify it was authorized? When something goes wrong, how do investigators determine whether you acted or your agent did? These questions expose a vulnerability in systems built for human users, not autonomous software acting on their behalf.

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