Guardian AI Agents to Capture 15% of Market by 2030 as Companies Deploy Watchdog Systems to Monitor Autonomous AI
Summary
Guardian AI agents designed to monitor and control autonomous AI systems will capture 10-15% of the agentic AI market by 2030, as companies deploy watchdog technology to address security threats like credential hijacking and data poisoning that humans cannot track at machine speed.
Key Points
- Gartner predicts 'guardian agents' will account for 10-15% of the agentic AI market by 2030, designed to monitor and control other AI agents as enterprises deploy more autonomous systems
- 24% of CIOs and IT leaders have already deployed AI agents while 50% are researching the technology, with major security threats including credential hijacking, data poisoning, and interaction with malicious sources
- Guardian agents will function as reviewers, monitors, and protectors to provide automated oversight of AI systems, addressing the challenge that humans cannot keep up with the speed of multi-agent communications and potential errors