From APIs to Agents

In the old world, companies exposed APIs and developers wrote integrations. In the new world, AI agents call APIs directly and manage entire tasks.

The opportunity
This reduces the complexity of building apps. Agents become the new interface layer.

But there is a catch
Security and governance. If an AI agent has API keys and makes the wrong call, the risks are serious.

📖 The Register: APIs are becoming the fuel for AI agents http://www.theregister.com/apis-for-ai-agents

Would you feel comfortable giving API access directly to an AI agent?

Sources linked above; analysis is my own.