Report by JumpCloud Inc.

AI Agents Are Entering Critical Workflows. Who's Governing Them?

7 FINDINGSPublished Jul 14, 2026
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Key Findings

More than 60% of organizations run AI agents in production.

AI Agents

Full autonomy without human review more than doubled, rising from 11% to 26% in six months.

AI AutonomyRisk ManagementHuman ReviewAI Agents

Self-assessed AI maturity among IT leaders declined from 40% to 23% in six months.

AI MaturityIT LeadershipAI Agents

Non-human identities outnumber human users in 83% of organizations.

Non-Human IdentitiesIdentity ManagementAI Agents

The share of organizations requiring human review before high-risk AI actions dropped from 40% to 25% in six months.

AI GovernanceHuman ReviewAI Agents

Organizations have adopted fewer than one-third of standard AI governance and security practices.

AI GovernanceAI Agents

Only 21% of organizations have implemented controls for non-human identities (NHIs).

Identity ManagementNon-Human IdentitiesAI GovernanceAI Agents