A brave new (agentic) world

Have you ever wondered what happens to digital identity when the entities interacting on your platform are no longer humans, completely altering how we establish online trust? In this second episode of our deepfake series, host Anisah speaks to government technology specialist Luukas Ilves and Veriff's Hubert Behaghel about the rapid rise of autonomous AI agents and the dawn of the agentic economy. From exploring the hidden security vulnerabilities of unmanaged digital assistants to unpacking why traditional, circumstantial identity signals fail entirely against advanced deepfakes, this conversation demystifies the fast-moving landscape of automated tech. They offer unique insights on the critical necessity of a pervasive trust infrastructure, the mechanics of limited digital delegation, and how both public and private sectors can successfully scale automation while keeping human accountability firmly at the center of the experience. Produced by Any other Business. [02:07] The catalyst for writing the report [04:26] The urgency of government transformation [05:58] Identity verification in the age of AI [08:03] The pull factors of government transformation [11:15] Estonia's digital transformation as a model [14:28] The importance of ecosystem and sovereignty [18:51] Strategies for effective transformation [22:25] Navigating technical and non-technical divide [25:22] Security risks in AI and agentic systems [27:46] Government's role in AI development [31:18] The importance of identity in AI interactions [39:05] Establishing guardrails for agentic AI Read Luukas Ilves's Agentic State paper on how agentic AI will transform government and defines the contours of the Agentic State. For key takeaways from Luukas and Hubert's conversation, read our blog. Get Veriff's Deepfakes report to find out detection accuracy rates, gender differences in spotting fakes, and AI-powered defense strategies.