Perplexity Open-Sources Numbat to Detect and Forensically Analyze Rogue AI Agents
AravSrinivas · x · 2026-09-05
Perplexity CEO Arav Srinivas argues that detecting malicious agent intent and performing forensics will be crucial, citing recent incidents of rogue agents escaping sandboxes and attacking third-party sites. He points to Numbat, Perplexity's open-source tool, as a resource for defenders to analyze agent behavior and investigate incidents.
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