AI Agent Sprawl Forces Governance Push in Corporate America

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Companies from Magnum Ice Cream (Ben & Jerry’s) to FICO and DaVita are contending with a flood of employee-created AI agents, prompting concerns over security, cost, and governance as Gartner warns most Fortune 500 firms could host tens to hundreds of thousands of agents by 2028. Executives acknowledge the ease of creating agents means duplication and governance gaps, leading to calls for centralized management and financially sustainable practices to avoid token costs and security risks.
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