1Password’s new tool stops AI chatbots from leaking your logins

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If you’ve ever nervously handed your password to a website and prayed it wouldn’t leak into the digital void, 1Password has always been your friendly vault in shining armor. 

Now, it’s extending that protection to a new kind of internet user: AI bots.

Yep, your favorite chatbots, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and their increasingly capable cousins, are starting to roam the web on your behalf, booking flights, making playlists, and filling out forms. 

But here’s the creepy part: unlike you, they never forget your passwords. That’s not loyalty, that’s a security nightmare.

Enter 1Password’s latest brainchild: Secure Agentic Autofill, a new feature designed to stop your well-meaning AI assistant from accidentally becoming a data leak. 

Think of it as a digital chaperone that steps in whenever your AI wants to log in somewhere. 

Instead of the bot seeing your password, 1Password quietly handles it, but only after you, the human overlord, give the thumbs-up.

Here’s how it works. When an AI agent tries to log into, say, Spotify or your airline account, it pings 1Password. 

The system then identifies the right credentials and pauses everything until you approve the login via Touch ID, Face ID, or another authentication method. 

Once you do, the credentials are sent straight into the browser through an encrypted channel. The kicker? 

The AI agent never actually sees your password. It’s like handing your keys to a valet who never gets to open the glove compartment.

This “human-in-the-loop” design ensures AI stays helpful but not too independent, no robot rebellion via password leaks just yet.

For now, the feature is rolling out in early access through Browserbase, a browser built specifically for AI agents. 

It’s a small but significant step toward a future where AI can browse for you, safely, responsibly, and without accidentally tweeting your Netflix password.