What is an AI Agent?
An AI agent is software that can interpret goals, reason over context, use tools, remember information, and take actions with varying levels of autonomy.
Business Guide
Use this guide to explain agentic AI systems, ASE components, and business impacts to executives, risk teams, product leaders, auditors, and students.
Where ASE connects to governance and contextual control practices, it references the Secure Agent Trust Framework (SATF).
Executive Overview
Why ASE Matters
ASE gives business and technology leaders a shared way to discuss agentic attack surfaces, oversight, trust boundaries, control points, and business impact.
How to Use This Guide
Start with layers, then components, then impacts. Use the Explorer when you want to see how risks chain into incidents.