Report by JumpCloud Inc.
AI Agents Are Entering Critical Workflows. Who's Governing Them?
7 FINDINGSPublished Jul 14, 2026
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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