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Arkose finds 97.7% of AI agent sessions lack verified identity verification

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Arkose research shows 97.7% of legitimate AI agent sessions lack verified identity, with ChatGPT signing only 78.4% of its sessions.

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Arkose found that 97.7% of legitimate AI agent sessions carry no verified identity, and that ChatGPT signed only 78.4% of its sessions. The research also notes that 65.2% of Arkose customers encountered agents on protected flows, raising questions about whether sites can reliably distinguish legitimate users from fraudulent actors.

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