Nvidia Launches Two-Layer AI Safety System to Prevent Runaway Agents

Nvidia is positioning itself as the safety layer for agentic AI, not just the compute supplier — a notable expansion of its role in the stack. The claim that its system would have blocked a previously disclosed intrusion turns a product launch into a benchmark against real-world failure, which raises the bar for rival safety vendors. The open-source release of OpenShell and Nvidia Sentry lowers adoption friction, but the tools run on Nvidia hardware, tying safety to its ecosystem. The open question is whether millisecond isolation can keep pace with agents that are themselves increasingly autonomous.