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ServiceNow Knowledge 2026

May 5, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada · Knowledge 2025

Welcome to Agentic Business | ServiceNow Knowledge 2026 Opening KeynoteMay 5, 2026 · 1h 26m · Bill McDermott, Jensen Huang

McDermott's K26 keynote was about governing and operating agents at scale: an expanded AI Control Tower for visibility over every identity and device, ServiceNow Action Fabric so AI in any tool can act through ServiceNow's governed workflows (with Anthropic's Claude Cowork as a launch partner), AI specialists for an "autonomous workforce," and Jensen Huang on stage.

Key themes: Agents, Governance, Enterprise apps

  1. 1AI Control Tower was pitched as a strategic defense shield with visibility across every human and non-human identity and device
  2. 2AI Control Tower evolved from visibility and management into an end-to-end solution with a conversation-first experience
  3. 3ServiceNow Action Fabric lets AI wherever it shows up act through ServiceNow's governed system of action
  4. 4Anthropic is a launch partner: Claude Cowork connects directly to ServiceNow's governed workflows
  5. 5The first AI specialist in its autonomous workforce, for IT service management, is already showing results at customers like DocuSign
  6. 6NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joined McDermott on stage
AnnouncementStatus
AI Control Tower expansionEnd-to-end governance of agents, identities and devicesAnnounced
ServiceNow Action FabricGoverned actions for AI in any toolAnnounced
Claude Cowork integrationAnthropic as launch partner for Action FabricGA
Companies on stage

Named or launching: Anthropic, Armis, Docusign, Nvidia, ServiceNow

Sources: official keynote videos, their captions and the hosts' recaps, summarized by AI; watch the source for exact wording. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.

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