IT Leaders Need Visibility and Audit Trails to Tame Orphaned AI Agents

InformationWeek argues that AI agent sprawl, including agents left without clear ownership, is becoming an enterprise governance problem. The piece says IT executives must gain visibility into how agents operate and continuously monitor and audit their actions. The article is framed as a five-step guide, though the available text covers only the core premise.

Why it matters: IT operations and governance teams are now responsible for inventorying and auditing AI agents that may act without clear owners, so unmanaged agents become a security and compliance risk.