In 2025, AuthZed focused on expanding its authorization infrastructure to accommodate the growing integration of AI technologies, working with companies like OpenAI and Workday to address the heightened authorization challenges posed by AI applications. The company introduced the Authorization Infrastructure for AI, supporting Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines and agentic AI systems, and launched AuthZed Cloud, a self-service, usage-billed permissions system that integrates with major cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. AuthZed celebrated its fifth anniversary by highlighting its journey and innovations at an event, emphasizing the importance of authorization infrastructure in the AI era. The SpiceDB project, central to AuthZed's offerings, saw continued development and community engagement, culminating in 20 releases throughout the year. Additionally, AuthZed introduced Dibs, the SpiceDB mascot, and shared a story to promote understanding of authorization concepts, reiterating their mission to improve access control as they look ahead to further advancements in 2026.