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Henrique Teixeira, SVP of Strategy at Saviynt and former Gartner analyst, takes the hot seat — tackling rapid-fire questions on Agentic AI, Non-Human Identities, identity security, and the future of the digital workforce. Listen to how Henrique responded to the questions below:
Have We Built Identity Security for a World That No Longer Exists?
Henrique says yes — explaining that identity controls were built primarily around humans, reflecting the security problems organisations originally needed to solve.
Does Agentic AI Security Equal NHI Security?
Henrique draws a clear distinction between the two, explaining that AI agents have different characteristics from traditional NHIs and that existing controls such as MFA don’t simply translate to autonomous agents.
Do AI Agents Behave More Like Employees or Software?
Henrique places AI agents closer to employees, raising important questions around how organisations should think about their identity, accountability, and access.
Should AI Agents Be Allowed to Create or Provision Other Identities?
Henrique says yes — arguing that identity exists not only to protect organisations, but also to enable productivity. For him, allowing agents to provision identities can be part of that productivity.
Will AI Agents Eventually Need to Be Fired?
Henrique agrees — or, in his words, terminated. As agents become increasingly autonomous, the ability to terminate them becomes an important part of managing the digital workforce.
Is IAM for AI More Important Than AI for IAM?
Henrique’s answer is both. He argues that organisations need to use AI to protect the AI world while also ensuring AI systems are properly governed through identity.
Are Organisations Deploying AI Faster Than They Can Govern It?
A simple yes from Henrique — highlighting the growing gap between the speed of AI adoption and organisations’ ability to govern it effectively.
Will the AI Agent Digital Workforce Lead to Mass Unemployment?
Henrique separates hype from reality, arguing that every major technological revolution has brought readaptation. He also highlights a new challenge: AI can make generating content incredibly cheap, but validating that content is not.
Are We Underestimating the Attack Surface Created by Thousands of Agents?
Henrique believes we are — but cautions that the reality sits somewhere between the hype and the genuine risk. As thousands of agents are spawned, understanding the resulting attack surface becomes increasingly important.
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