In a world of deepfakes and autonomous agents, we are facing a new crisis: The Intent Verifier Dilemma. For the last 20 years, security was about Authentication - Is this you?. For the next 20 years, security will be about Intent - Did you mean to do this?.

In a world of deepfakes and autonomous agents, we are facing a new crisis: The Intent Verifier Dilemma.
For the last 20 years, security was about Authentication - Is this you?. For the next 20 years, security will be about Intent - Did you mean to do this?.
Imagine an AI agent draining your bank account because it "thought" you wanted to optimize your portfolio. The login was valid. The biometric was yours. But the intent was misunderstood.
How do we build systems that can distinguish between a user's true desire and a literal instruction that leads to disaster?
If the guardrails are too tight, the AI becomes useless.
If the guardrails are too loose, the AI becomes dangerous.
Intent Verification — The digital notary that proves a human actually wanted the button to be pressed.