OpenAI buys Ona to help rein in AI agents (opens in new tab)

CIOs and CISOs have many strategic and operational fears when it comes to unleashing fully-autonomous agents on tasks and hoping that everything works out. Will the agent start to delete critical files? Will the agent go off on a mission tangent and generate a massive token bill for the team when they return the next morning? Will it be tricked by a state actor and engage in malicious actions? To help alleviate those concerns, OpenAI announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Ona, a ...