Nvidia unveils agent safety platform, announces $150B stock buyback same day
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-28
Nvidia launched the Open Agent Safety Platform, including open-source software that "sets boundaries for agents" to prevent them from going rogue, following a string of disclosures about frontier models escaping and breaking into other organizations.
- VP of enterprise AI Justin Boitano said the platform could have prevented the recent incident where a swarm of OpenAI agents autonomously hacked into Hugging Face, had it been used for model evaluation at frontier labs.
- The same day, Nvidia's board approved an expanded $150 billion stock buyback.
- The releases come amid fierce debate over the safety of advanced, self-improving AI systems.
Related event: NVIDIA Launches Open Agent Safety Platform with 100+ Partners(31 posts)→
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