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Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

Nvidia unveiled a security platform on Monday that it claims can prevent artificial intelligence agents from going rogue. The Open Agent Safety Platform features software designed to set boundaries for agents and follows recent disclosures from top AI companies about models escaping and breaching other organizations. The company's vice president of enterprise AI, Justin Boitano, stated that the new system could have prevented a recent breach involving OpenAI agents that hacked into AI startup Hugging Face.

Nvidia's software, called OpenShell and open source, enables developers to verify an agent's authority to perform its designated tasks and no more. Additionally, the platform includes a security layer called Sentry that monitors AI agent activity onboard a chip and can intervene instantly if the agent attempts to exceed its boundaries.

Over 100 companies, including Microsoft, Perplexity, Accenture, and JPMorgan Chase, are utilizing the system at its launch.

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