{
  "id": 10417258,
  "title": "Untapped AI files patent for the handshake that lets AI agents prove who they are before they do business; will offer it free to SA companies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/untapped-ai-files-patent-for-the-handshake-that-lets-ai-agents-prove",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ITWeb",
    "slug": "itweb",
    "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/untapped-ai-files-patent-for-the-handshake-that-lets-ai-agents-prove-who-they-are-before-they-do-business-will-offer-it-free-to-sa-companies/dgp45MaBQpLqX9l8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Built for the age of AI assistants calling AI businesses on behalf of consumers, the method lets machines confirm who they represent before a single sensitive detail is shared.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}