AI Agent: Who Are You? Where Are You Headed To? 1 Token

Inspired by the iconic Italian movie “Non ci resta che piangere” (“Nothing Left to Do But Cry”) by Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi, this article explores a new future of Identity Governance and Administration, one where AI Agents are among us.

A Cultural Prologue: From Medieval Jokes to Digital Identity

In the 1984 cult film “Non ci resta che piangere”, two modern Italians, Mario and Saverio, are mysteriously time-transported to Medieval (1492) Tuscany in Italy. They attempt to make sense of their new world and arrive at a small customs checkpoint. The guard asks them flatly: “Chi siete? Cosa portate? Un fiorino!” (Who are you? What are you carrying? One florin!).

The line is repeated repeatedly, no matter what answer they
give, summarizing the absurdity of bureaucracy and the struggle to explain one’s identity in unfamiliar systems. Today, in the world of digital identity and governance, we’re not that far off.

Enter the AI Age Interrogation Age

In the near future, organizations will not only manage human users, but also AI Agents. Intelligent, autonomous entities that act on behalf of people, systems, or themselves. These agents will be embedded in applications born on the LLM (Large Language Model), deeply integrated into the fabric of business workflows.

The difference? When you ask an AI Agent “Who are you? Where are you going?”, it will answer clearly, verifiably, and transparently:

• Who they operate for (identity delegation, user or system context)
• What data they access (datasets, APIs, scopes)
• What tools they use (software components, integrated actions)
  

Unlike today’s identity systems—where figuring out who a user is and what they do often involves stitching together data from multiple sources, AI Agents are by design auditable. They know who they are and what they do.
This marks a fundamental shift in how we manage identity: conversational clarity on demand.

IAM in the Age of AI Agents: Challenges and Opportunities

Traditional IGA systems are not built for this hybrid world of Humans + Agents. They assume static identities, predefined roles, and human-readable audit trails. But AI Agents operate differently:

• They spin up and down dynamically
• They inherit and transform access rights on the fly
• They collaborate with other agents and humans in decentralized workflows
• They make decisions, trigger actions, and learn over time
  

This complexity introduces new challenges.

How Iamones Leads the Way: Conversational IAM for a Hybrid Future

At Iamones, we believe identity must evolve alongside intelligence. That’s why we’ve built Conversational IAM, a platform where reasoning, context, and interaction drive access decisions, not static rules alone.

Using a combination of:

• LLM-native architecture
• Reasoning engines that explain the “why”
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for real-time context
• Explainable policies that span humans and agents alike
  

...our platform allows you to ask any identity, human or digital:

"Who are you? What are you doing here? On whose behalf? With what
permissions?"

And get a truthful, traceable, and actionable answer.

And prepare your organization for a future where not all identities wear badges.

Conclusion: Identity as Conversation, Not Interrogation

In 1492, Mario and Saverio faced a system that asked the same questions without ever truly listening to the answers.

The real revolution isn't that agents can answer our questions, but that they change the nature of the questions themselves. No longer "Who are you?" as access control, but "What are you trying to achieve?" as the starting point for next-gen IGA.

The florin? Finally, we can keep it in our pocket.