There is a lot of talk about “AI agents” or “agent artificial intelligence.” A concept that is therefore based on AI and that allows the machine to work for you in many tasks. Both in companies and individuals, this could mean a real revolution in its uses.
But if operating a machine saves time, it also means granting privileged access to particularly sensitive data. Let’s imagine that an agent needs to book you a train ticket, for example. You will need to access the site, enter your username and password for you. You will then choose your seats and pay for the transaction by entering your bank card details… Whether through a browser or within an app, letting an agent do this means exposing yourself to a risk of leakage, especially since these strategic and eminently private elements can then be used to train the AI.
For the creators of the 1Password password manager, you may have found a solution.
It is possible to protect sensitive data with an AI agent
This is Secure Agentic Autofill, a tool that allows AI agents to use credentials, but without being able to see or manage them.
As Techradar says, it is the 1Password extension that stores this information that the AI agent can then consult. The extension will then populate the necessary fields.
To achieve this feat, Secure Agentic Autofill uses a new protocol that uses an encrypted connection. With Browserbase, the developers of this popular application have also created a new interface to support the automation of these tasks. When an AI requests a password, a human must approve it before allowing work to continue in the background.
It’s nothing like a small revolution as AI-enabled browsers multiply and become more accessible to the general public. Perplexity launched Comet, where AI plays a huge role, and other projects are on the way. From the creators of Arc, The Browser Company, Dia is currently being tested on Mac. Finally, Neon, designed by Opera, also welcomes its first users.
For the more general public, Edge, signed by Microsoft, has advanced functions with Copilot+.
Source: BFM TV
