New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, one theme moved beyond infrastructure and models: identity.

As enterprises push AI from experimentation into operations, identity and access management is emerging as a foundational control layer.

Anirban Mukherji, founder and CEO of miniOrange, argues that the industry is entering a phase where the core security question is no longer who is using AI butwhat AI is allowed to do.

His central message: AI adoption without identity frameworks creates invisible risk.

Interview Excerpts:

For decades, identity systems were designed around humans. We built passwords, OTPs, biometric scans, access cards and Aadhaar-linked eKYC to confirm that aperson is who they claim to be. Authentica...