Splunk: Firms Adopt AI Agents Faster Than They Can Monitor Them

Splunk's 2026 State of Observability report, published by Cisco on October 20, found that 38% of organizations lack clear ownership and accountability for monitoring AI agents, while 42% say a different team is responsible for it. While 85% value visibility into AI hallucinations, only 58% can effectively monitor for them.

• 38% of organizations have no clear owner for AI agent monitoring
• 42% cite another team's responsibility as their main observability challenge
• 85% value hallucination visibility, but only 58% can effectively monitor for it
• 86% say AI deployment sped up detection of IT and security issues