Can AI independently manage secrets without human oversight

This article outlines how Non‑Human Identities (NHIs)—machine identities and associated secrets—can enhance cloud security by enabling automated secrets management, improved visibility and control, compliance support, and operational efficiency. It discusses the role of AI in continuous oversight and anomaly detection, explores cross‑industry applications (financial services, healthcare, DevOps), and highlights implementation challenges such as balancing usability, mitigating human error, and ensuring scalability.