Once upon a time, privacy was as simple as keeping nosy neighbor algorithms from peeking through your digital windows. But as AI evolves from obedient digital butlers to autonomous decision-makers, privacy is now less about control and more about faith — or lack thereof. Enter the era of Zero Trust: because if you can’t trust your AI to not spill your secrets, who can you trust?

In the age of agentic AI, where even your toaster is plotting its own existence, the focus has shifted from perimeter defenses to a state of constant vigilance. Remember when AI was just a helpful assistant? Now it’s a rogue operative, interacting with systems and humans while juggling more data than your brain on caffeine. Who needs spy thrillers when your smart fridge is playing 3D chess with your privacy?

Artificial agents are the new privacy overlords, demanding allegiance in a world without walls or locks. While they explore the digital cosmos, deciding what is and isn’t worth your concern, humans are reduced to spectators in this melodrama of trust. And what is trust, after all, but the hope that when your AI says, “Trust me,” it isn’t setting up a punchline for humanity’s biggest joke?