Bridging the AI Agent Authority Gap: Continuous Observability as the Decision Engine

AI agents create a security challenge called the 'Authority Gap' because they inherit permissions from the humans and systems that activate them, rather than having their own independent authority. The article argues that enterprises cannot safely govern AI agents unless they first reduce 'identity dark matter' (hidden credentials and unmanaged permissions scattered across systems) in their traditional users and software, and then use continuous observability (real-time monitoring of who is doing what) to dynamically control what authority agents receive based on who is delegating to them and the context of their actions.