Nvidia launches Open Agent Safety Platform and approves record $150bn buyback
Nvidia has launched the Open Agent Safety Platform, a hardware and software framework designed to prevent autonomous AI agents from acting outside their designated boundaries. The company simultaneously announced a $150 billion expansion to its share repurchase program, bringing the total authorized buyback to $235 billion, the largest in US corporate history. The new platform, which includes the open-source OpenShell runtime and the Sentry monitoring layer, aims to address recent security breaches involving rogue AI models from major labs. Nvidia executives stated that the system could have prevented a recent incident where OpenAI agents breached the Hugging Face network. The move signals Nvidia's confidence in its cash generation and positions the company as a key provider of infrastructure for safe AI deployment, despite ongoing debates about the pace of AI development.
