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title: "Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-says-ai-agents-are-like-insider-threats-as-8216-frontier-3d768c78
published: 2026-10-19T22:04:28.000Z
byline: "Source: TechCrunch AI"
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# Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as \&\#8216;frontier models can\&\#8217;t be trusted\&\#8217;

Source: TechCrunch AI · Published 2026-10-19 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-says-ai-agents-are-like-insider-threats-as-8216-frontier-3d768c78

Microsoft wants enterprises to closely watch the agents that employees use with systems not controlled by AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.

## Sources

- [Read the original at TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/microsoft-says-ai-agents-are-like-insider-threats-as-frontier-models-cant-be-trusted)

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