A.I. agents confront the last big obstacle

sciart0
May 21
1 min read

To perform complex tasks, like booking a flight, AI agents will need permissions to work on behalf of a person

Key Points

Authorizing AI agents to access apps and websites could be the last major challenge in building agents that can perform complex tasks for people.
The AI ecosystem is working on the “plumbing” that will make such complex AI agents possible.
Arcade.dev is developing tools to help AI agents securely sign into websites and apps, predicting increased AI autonomy in the next two years.

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