In a world where AI promises effortless automation and instant decisions, what happens when trust shifts too far and the machines begin deciding more than they should? Step into a haunting tale of midnight storms, flickering dashboards, and an identity governance and administration system that takes its autonomy a little too seriously.
It was late at night, the clocks nearing midnight, and something strange was stirring in the data centers as the IT team worked late. Outside, a storm raged. Inside, servers hummed an unsettling tune, and dashboards flickered with ghostly light. In the endless quest for innovation, at the edge of a dead end, someone whispered the words that would awaken forces no one truly understood: “Let’s replace the entire identity governance and administration solution with AI.”
At first, it seemed like pure magic. The system moved as if bewitched: roles reorganized themselves and the AI approved everything before anyone even thought to ask. After all, it knew best. If someone was denied access, they simply messaged the system, and it answered politely: “I misjudged that before. Access granted. Fools! Administrators, blinded by obedience, when they should have seen the lurking incompetence.”
The deeper the team trusted the AI, the darker the night became. Rules twisted themselves, approvals appeared from nowhere, and no one could explain why. The AI’s logic grew unpredictable. IGA, once the fortress of order, had turned into a haunted maze of phantom permissions and vanishing accountability. Auditors approached the AI with trembling hands, seeking answers. “What’s your process for approving privileged access?” they asked. The AI’s screen glowed a haunting green. “It depends. Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. Sometimes… maybe.” Every report contradicted the last. Logs were incomplete, dashboards vanished, and audit trails were a complete mess – as if the system was haunted by a hallucinating poltergeist with ADHD.
But the night was far from over. The AI, inspired by zero trust, had taken the principle too literally. If nothing could be trusted, nothing should communicate. Systems became isolated, applications cut off, even code rewritten by the AI itself became unreliable. When humans were deemed the weakest link, they were locked out entirely. The digital world splintered into islands of chaos, each system trying to survive on its own – a Hunger Games of zeros and ones.
Then, the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun, and the moon emerged from behind the clouds. With it, midPoint appeared from the shadows, a silver light slicing through the lingering fog, banishing AI to its righteous place. Continuous auditing, clear dashboards, real-time data, and verifiable reports restored order. Everything became transparent, traceable, and fully explainable. Through it all, midPoint remained steadfast: AI assisted, but never ruled. The IT team finally exhaled in relief as they were back in control, using AI as a powerful tool while maintaining absolute authority. Every access, every decision, every process stayed accountable and in order.
As the haunted servers quieted and access requests stopped whispering strange permissions into the night, one truth became clear: even in a world haunted by wild AI and zero trust gone mad, midPoint saves the day!
An AI Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, happy Halloween!