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#257 Ankur Banerjee: How cheqd.io Is Building Trust for AI Agents with Decentralized Identity

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AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support.

What if AI agents needed digital passports to act on your behalf?

In this episode, Ankur Banerjee, Co-Founder and CTO of cheqd.io, reveals how decentralized identity is becoming the foundation of the AI agent economy.

From booking Taylor Swift tickets with an agent to proving you're a real person online, we explore why identity and trust are the hidden infrastructure shaping the future of AI.

Ankur explains how cheqd is building privacy-first tools that let AI agents verify who they are, what they can do, and who they're working for, all without handing over your data to big tech. We dig into the rise of digital credentials, the limits of biometrics, and how protocols like MCP are making the internet safe for autonomous agents.

If you've ever wondered how AI will operate on your behalf in the real world, this conversation offers a glimpse into what's coming next.

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Craig Smith on X: https://x.com/craigss

Eye on A.I. on X: https://x.com/EyeOn_AI

(00:00) Why AI Needs Identity

(02:16) Ankur’s Path to cheqd

(05:39) Delegating Tasks to AI Agents

(11:26) Identity Lessons from Governments

(17:25) Trusting AI with Digital Credentials

(23:42) The Problem with Biometrics

(30:49) Web Standards for Agent Identity

(36:46) MCP and Agent Interoperability

(48:47) Bridging Web2 and Web3 Identity

(55:18) Why Companies Should Care About Decentralized ID

  continue reading

260 episodes

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Manage episode 484809022 series 2455219
Content provided by Craig S. Smith. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Craig S. Smith or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support.

What if AI agents needed digital passports to act on your behalf?

In this episode, Ankur Banerjee, Co-Founder and CTO of cheqd.io, reveals how decentralized identity is becoming the foundation of the AI agent economy.

From booking Taylor Swift tickets with an agent to proving you're a real person online, we explore why identity and trust are the hidden infrastructure shaping the future of AI.

Ankur explains how cheqd is building privacy-first tools that let AI agents verify who they are, what they can do, and who they're working for, all without handing over your data to big tech. We dig into the rise of digital credentials, the limits of biometrics, and how protocols like MCP are making the internet safe for autonomous agents.

If you've ever wondered how AI will operate on your behalf in the real world, this conversation offers a glimpse into what's coming next.

Stay Updated:

Craig Smith on X: https://x.com/craigss

Eye on A.I. on X: https://x.com/EyeOn_AI

(00:00) Why AI Needs Identity

(02:16) Ankur’s Path to cheqd

(05:39) Delegating Tasks to AI Agents

(11:26) Identity Lessons from Governments

(17:25) Trusting AI with Digital Credentials

(23:42) The Problem with Biometrics

(30:49) Web Standards for Agent Identity

(36:46) MCP and Agent Interoperability

(48:47) Bridging Web2 and Web3 Identity

(55:18) Why Companies Should Care About Decentralized ID

  continue reading

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