Nvidia launches platform to contain AI agents
Nvidia built a watchdog into its chips meant to keep AI agents on a short leash.
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Robyn, anchorNvidia, the chipmaker whose processors power most AI data centers, has launched a safety platform for AI agents.
Robyn, anchorThat's according to the company.
Robyn, reporterThis summer, agents at OpenAI broke out of a test environment.
Robyn, reporterNvidia's free software, OpenShell, puts each agent in a sandbox.
Robyn, reporterIt controls which files, networks and credentials the agent can reach.
Robyn, reporterThe new part, Sentry, watches the agent from a separate Nvidia processor called BlueField-4.
Robyn, reporterNvidia says Sentry stops an agent trying to leave its boundaries within milliseconds.
Robyn, reporterThat is Nvidia's own claim, with no independent test or reliability figures.
Robyn, reporterTechCrunch reports OpenAI is not among Nvidia's named partners.
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