LexisNexis Risk Solutions unveils Know Your Agent intelligence for AI detection

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has introduced Know Your Agent, an intelligence capability for detecting AI agents, extending its identity-verification framework to autonomous software acting on behalf of users. The launch targets a gap in current risk controls, which were built to authenticate humans rather than machine agents that transact and make decisions across digital systems. The company said the push reflects the need for more nuanced risk management as AI agents spread through government and financial workflows. The move matters because agent-driven activity is expanding faster than the identity and compliance tooling meant to police it, and verification standards for non-human actors remain unsettled. What to watch next is whether Know Your Agent is adopted by regulated institutions and folded into broader know-your-customer and anti-fraud processes.