Article / Updated 10-21-2026
AI has arrived, and with it an explosion of nonhuman identities (NHIs) that far outpace human ones. The speed at which access is granted, used, and exploited has been supercharged. Decisions are made at machine scale. And the regulatory pressures continue to grow.What is the identity boom?The term identity boom refers to the rapid multiplication of digital identities — human, machine, and AI agent — that now exist within a single organization, averaging 45 digital identities for every human user.