Agent sprawl
A governance problem where agents multiply without control, so no one knows which agents exist, who owns them, what they are for, or what they can access.
Often confused with
- Shadow AI The use of unapproved AI tools, or personal accounts on approved ones, for work tasks with work data.
Related
- AI inventory A list of the AI systems that your company uses or builds, each with an owner, purpose, and risk level.
- Enterprise agent An agent with its own identity and permissions in your company's systems.
- Citizen developer An employee who sits outside the formal IT team and uses tools available to build software to support their team or company.