In part two, we tackle who actually does all this verifying, what it costs, and the uncomfortable questions nobody's asking yet.

IT is becoming the verification department whether you signed up for it or not. You're verifying employee identities, contractor credentials, AI agent authority, data provenance...basically everything, constantly.

We explore the shift from proactive governance to reactive verification, the impossible tension between privacy and verification, and scenarios that keep you up at night: locked-out executives, disputed transactions, and verification systems that might be wrong.

Big questions we couldn't fully answer: How do you verify AI agents? What gets verified - person, device, behavior, or all three? Can verification be continuous without becoming surveillance?

Mike predicts 2-3 years before verification pressure really hits IT departments. New job titles emerging: Chief Truth Officer, Model Auditor, Verification Vigilante.

We also accidentally invented a post-apocalyptic western about the last verification expert alive. It involves tape backup accidents and Mandalorian trust buoys. Don't ask.

Next week: Who Speaks for IT Anymore?

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