AI, Big Tech Power, and the Passwordless Future of Identity Management | TSG Ep. 962

November 7, 2025

Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard, Fred Wilmot, Ira Winkler, and Camberley Bates examine how AI innovation and identity management are converging to reshape the future of digital security. The gang discusses Big Tech’s growing control over AI, the infrastructure needed for fair competition, and how last-mile bottlenecks are slowing progress.

They also dive into the shift toward passwordless authentication, the urgent need for standardization in identity management, and the rising threat of machine identities compromising security protocols.