Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’

Microsoft on Monday introduced new security features designed to protect enterprises from the growing threat of AI agents. The launch comes at Microsoft continues to warn enterprises about the dangers of AI and agents.

Perhaps the most notable addition is Guardian Agents, a new feature intended to monitor the AI agents a company uses. Guardian Agents is part of Project Perception, a product introduced in June.

Project Perception was Microsoft’s answer to powerful hacking models like Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable…