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# AI Agents Are a New Kind of Identity & Most Organizations Aren't Ready

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**Published:** July 9, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/ai-agents-new-kind-identity-most-organizations-not-ready  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

If you're handling them like a service account or API token, consider yourself behind. AI agents need a fundamentally different approach.

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