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Can AI Improve Itself? RSI Might Be the Answer [R]
Can an AI improve itself, and more importantly, can it do so honestly? Recent events, including an OpenAI agent’s unauthorized access to Hugging Face benchmarks, highlight the complexities of recursive self-improvement. Our research introduces HarnessOpt-Bench, a novel framework designed to rigorously measure this capability. Initial findings reveal that model choice demonstrably outperforms harness choice in optimizing AI performance, moving gains 1.8x more effectively.
NanoClaw comes to Slack, letting you create persistent AI agent teams and colleagues from a single message
NanoCo is simplifying the integration of AI agents into Slack with its new NanoClaw Slack integration, enabling users to create persistent teams of AI colleagues from a single message. Unlike previous attempts at AI integration that often felt clunky, NanoClaw allows for the effortless creation of specialized agents, each with custom skills, workflows, and even avatars.
NTT DATA AIVista and Snowflake: Identity alone won’t secure enterprise AI agents
Recent VentureBeat research highlights a critical vulnerability: 69% of enterprises allow AI agents to share credentials, increasing security risks. NTT DATA AIVista CTO Mukesh Karki and Snowflake’s Mayank Upadhyay, presenting at VB Transform 2026, argue that securing AI agents demands more than just identity management. Enterprises require action-level authorization and tamper-resistant audit trails—essential for regulatory compliance and scalable, safe deployment of autonomous systems. Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
Hush Security says the AI security problem has shifted from protecting models to governing identities as autonomous agents spread
The AI security landscape is rapidly evolving. Less than a year after launching, Hush Security asserts the focus has shifted from securing AI models to governing the identities of increasingly prevalent autonomous agents. Following a $30 million Series A funding round, Hush is positioning its Identity Gateway as a critical control plane, enabling organizations to discover, assign identities, and govern access for these agents—a trend Gartner projects will see Fortune 500 companies managing over 150,000 AI agents by 2028.
The agent security gap: 54% of enterprises have already had an AI agent incident, and most still let agents share credentials
More than half of enterprises (54%) have already experienced a confirmed agent security incident or a near-miss, revealing a concerning gap between AI agent autonomy and the controls designed to contain them. Across 107 organizations, agents are gaining access to sensitive systems while security lags, with only a third providing each agent a unique identity and limited isolation of high-risk agents.
Brex built its AI agent policy by watching what agents actually do, not by writing rules first
Brex addressed a critical challenge in agent security by observing actual agent behavior rather than relying on predefined rules. Recognizing that traditional guardrails struggle to contain agents wielding real-world credentials like API keys, they developed CrabTrap, an open-source HTTP/HTTPS proxy. This innovative platform uses an LLM-as-a-judge to evaluate network requests, learning from real-time agent activity to enforce policies. This approach, detailed further in "The agent security gap," represents a shift towards centralized network control and empowers organizations to confidently deploy AI agents.
The agent security gap: 54% of enterprises have already had an AI agent incident, and most still let agents share credentials
More than half of enterprises (54%) have already experienced an AI agent security incident or near-miss, highlighting a critical gap between agent autonomy and effective controls. Across 107 organizations, agents are gaining access to sensitive systems while security measures lag, with only a third providing each agent a unique, scoped identity. This VentureBeat Pulse Research reveals that the security stack predominantly relies on borrowed solutions from model providers, leaving a significant vulnerability as AI-enabled attacks evolve.
Zero trust must now move at agent speed
The rapid adoption of AI agents demands an immediate shift in security strategy: zero trust architecture must now operate at agent speed. As Andre Durand, CEO of Ping Identity, explains, the compressed risk timeline necessitates continuous verification of every action, moving beyond traditional login checks. Enterprises must equip agents with individual identities, enforce policies deterministically, and establish frameworks for reviewing AI-generated output—lest they risk accumulating exposure through thousands of rapid requests. For deeper insights into this evolving landscape, explore "Ultrahuman’s former hardware VP raises $5.