Stephen Wilson, field chief technology officer for HashiCorp, an IBM company, likens AI agents to “really smart kindergartners.”
“They know how to do something, but they have no clue as to why they should do it,” Wilson says.
This combination of superior execution power and lack of judgment can create a significant challenge for organizations trying to fit AI agents into their existing zero trust architectures. In a robust zero trust environment, Wilson notes, human users are first authenticated, then given escalating decision-making powers and access over time, with many organizations potentially taking weeks to onboard an IT employee with elevated privileges. But that model breaks down wit...