The Background Check You Can't Run on an AI Agent

The thing that makes an agent useful is the exact thing that makes it dangerous. Keycard co-founder Ian Livingstone breaks down why non-determinism is both the feature and the bug, and why identity, not model quality, is what really gates how much autonomy you can hand an agent. If you have ever clicked "always allow" without reading it, this one is about you.What we cover:– Why authentication was enough in the cloud era and stops being enough with agents– The background check you can't run on a