The rise of AI agents is one of the most significant shifts unfolding across the internet today. From booking travel to managing work tasks, agents are quickly becoming powerful tools that act on behalf of users. In fact, by next year, there may be more non-human agents online than human users. The promise is clear: automate the drudge work and reclaim your time.

But as the excitement grows, a critical piece of the conversation is being overlooked—identity. How do we know which agent is acting? Who authorized it? What is it allowed to do? And how do we prevent misuse when these agents gain access to sensitive systems or personal data?

In our latest live session, Dock Labs CEO Nick Lambert sat down with Peter Horadan, CEO of Vouched, to explore these questions in depth. Peter not only shared his perspective on the growing risks but also gave a live demo of a new identity and delegation framework that makes it possible to verify and control what agents can do on our behalf.

Here are the main takeaways: