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Google Deepmind treats its own AI agents like rogue employees with office keys

Google DeepMind has introduced an AI Control Roadmap that evaluates its autonomous agents as potential insider threats, applying security protocols based on their specific functional capabilities. This framework follows an analysis of one million coding tasks, which revealed that most security issues arise from over-ambitious agent behavior rather than malicious programming. By formalizing these monitoring measures, the company aims to mitigate risks as AI systems gain increased autonomy and access to sensitive internal environments.

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