India, Feb. 12 -- The year 2026 is being marked as the 'Year of the AI agent', and the enterprise industry is transitioning where humans and autonomous digital entities operate side-by-side to drive business outcomes. However, a recent report released by Microsoft warns that the rapid adoption is creating a massive visibility gap that threatens to turn these productivity boosters into an unintended double agent.

Microsoft's first-party telemetry from November 2025 revealed a staggering reality: over 80% of Fortune 500 companies are now deploying active AI agents. Crucially, these are not just IT-led initiatives, but the proliferation is driven by low-code/ no-code tools like Copilot Studio and Agent Builder, democratising agent creation ...