AI-Native IAM Redefines Identity Security

Opti's Gandlesman Says AI Models Automate Access, Reviews, Life Cycle Management Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • December 25, 2025

Identity security has relied on manual processes that slow access decisions and increase risk. Artificial intelligence-native platforms change that model by focusing on core identity challenges organizations face daily.

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Mille Gandlesman, co-founder and chief product officer at Opti, said AI makes identity problems solvable at scale. Purpose-built models focus on entitlements, provisioning and integrations rather than generic automation. The result is faster insight into who has access, why it exists and whether it still serves a business need.

"Before AI, a lot of problems were just not solvable," Gandlesman said. "A lot of manual work had to be done that was just too hard for people to do … and AI has changed all that."

In this video interview with Information Security ...