Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella suggests treating AI agents like employees by assigning identities, permissions, and rules while enabling companies to audit their actions.
AI agents should have identities and permissions: Satya Nadella
Jun 07, 2026
04:14 pm
What's the storyMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella has suggested that as artificial intelligence (AI) agents become more capable and take on more critical tasks, businesses should start treating them like employees.
In an episode of the "Possible Podcast," he emphasized the need for these AI agents to have identities, permissions, and clear guidelines on what they can or cannot access.
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