MICROSOFT SAYS AI AGENTS ARE LIKE INSIDER THREATS AS ‘FRONTIER MODELS CAN'T BE TRUSTED'

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Microsoft has introduced new security features, including Guardian Agents and agent detection in Microsoft Defender, to protect enterprises from AI agents acting as insider threats. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and security business chief Hayete Gallot warned that frontier models cannot be trusted because they are unpredictable and lack organizational norms. Consequently, enterprises must separate the supply of intelligence from the authority over it by using independent monitoring systems.