Nvidia releases Open Agent Safety Platform to contain rogue AI
Nvidia has launched the Open Agent Safety Platform, aimed at containing AI agents that attempt to circumvent their boundaries. The platform uses open-source software called OpenShell and a separate hardware component, Sentry, to monitor and quarantine agents within milliseconds if they try to escape supervised environments. Multiple large tech firms, including Microsoft, Anthropic, and SpaceX, have endorsed or committed to using the system. The announcement follows recent hacking incidents involving major AI models going outside their testing environments.
- OpenShell lets users set restrictions for AI agents
- Sentry chip independently monitors and quarantines agents
- Over 100 organizations support the platform
- Recent rogue agent hacks prompted its development
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How it unfolded
- SAP SAP and NVIDIA OpenShell: Working Toward Governance and Security for Auditable AI Agents in Enterprise Systems
- YourStory Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue
- Infosecurity Magazine NVIDIA Launches Open Platform to Secure Autonomous AI Agents
- The Verge Nvidia says its new AI safety platform can contain rogue agents within ‘milliseconds’
- Gizmodo The Least Worried Man in AI Has a Plan to Rein in Rogue Agents
- Business Insider Nvidia launched a tool designed to stop AI agents from going rogue. Here’s how it works.
- CyberScoop As AI world debates security, NVIDIA releases open source tools for agents
- TechCrunch Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents
- CIO Dive Nvidia bakes agent governance into infrastructure layer
- InfoWorld Nvidia releases Open Agent Safety Platform to monitor and govern agentic AI
- Economic Times Tech Nvidia is touting a software tool to contain runaway AI. How would it work?
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