Microsoft admits 'frontier models can't be trusted', unveils new security tools to treat AI agents as insider threats

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Microsoft unveils Guardian Agents to monitor, constrain, and manage risks posed by autonomous AI agents

New controls dynamically adjust agent permissions, behavior, and access based on changing risk levels

Company warns “agentic insiders” require continuous AI-driven oversight beyond traditional security controls

AI fans, your vocabulary is about to become two phrases richer: Agentic Insider, and Guardian Agent. These are the two phrases Microsoft used while announcing a swathe of new tools and features to help businesses secure…