Home Depot wants your AI agent to show some ID first
Source: Business Insider ·
Home Depot's chief information officer told Business Insider the retailer needs AI agents to self-identity and verify they're acting on your behalf.
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Home Depot's CIO shares how she's thinking about AI agents, cybersecurity, and Anthropic's Project Glasswing.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesHave an AI agent? Need a hammer? Home Depot is thinking about how to make that palatable for the retailer.Angie Brown, the company's CIO, spoke to Business Insider about agents, the PHP cyber scramble, and AI fixes.She also talked about Home Depot's involvement in Project Glasswing, which grants access to Anthropic's Mythos Preview.Home Depot wants to roll out the welcome mat for your AI agent — so long as it's wearing a name tag and acting on your behalf.During a sit-down interview with Business Insider, Angie Brown, the company's executive vice president and chief information officer, said the retailer wants to support AI agents that can search and buy products on a customer's behalf. But Home Depot needs to be sure of two things first."We want to know you're not a bot, and we actually want to know if it's you," she said. "That's something that…