Know Your Agent is the practice of verifying which organization or developer is accountable for a given AI agent before granting it access, similar in spirit to "know your customer" checks in financial services. As more AI agents interact with customer accounts, KYA is emerging as a way to reduce fraud and establish accountability for agent behavior.
Frequently asked questions
How is Know Your Agent different from Know Your Customer (KYC)?
KYC verifies the human customer's real-world identity; KYA verifies the organization or developer accountable for an AI agent's behavior. Both aim to establish accountability, applied to different actors.
Why does KYA matter if the agent already has scoped, consented access?
Scoped access limits what an agent can do, but KYA answers a separate question, whether the agent itself comes from a legitimate, accountable source in the first place.
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