Towards Data Science

From Prototype to Production: The Architecture Behind Secure & Governed AI Agents

The article discusses how to transition AI agents from prototype to production by implementing responsible AI practices, security measures, and governance frameworks suitable for enterprise use. It outlines the necessary architectural layers that ensure these agents operate safely and comply with organizational policies. The focus is on building robust, secure, and governed AI systems that can be reliably deployed in business environments.

Towards Data Science
4d ago

How to Design Architectural Guardrails Around AI Agents

The article "How to Design Architectural Guardrails Around AI Agents" discusses essential agent design patterns that data engineers should understand. It emphasizes the importance of establishing clear architectural boundaries to ensure AI agents operate safely and effectively within larger systems. The post was originally published on Towards Data Science.

By Thuwarakesh Murallie
Towards Data Science
Aug 18

Building Enterprise Agent Systems that People can Trust, Verify and Improve

The article outlines five principles that guide the successful deployment of enterprise agent systems, illustrated with a real-world example from a $100M+ company. It explains how these principles help ensure that such systems can be trusted, verified, and improved over time. The post serves as a practical guide for building reliable agent-based solutions in production environments.

By Sheila Teo
arXiv AI
Jul 9

Security and Privacy in Agentic AI: Grand Challenges and Future Directions

arXiv:2607. 06608v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present key challenges and future research directions in the security and privacy of agentic AI, based on a horizon-scanning exercise that brought together thirty leading international experts from academia, industry, and government to engage in focused discussions and collaborative exercises on the emerging risks associated with the growing agency of AI.

By Adam Jenkins, Agnieszka Kitkowska, Caterina Maidhof, Diego Paracuellos, Francesco Sovrano, Gonzalo Gabriel Mendez, Guillermo Suarez-Tangil, Hana Kopecka, Isabel Wagner, Isabel Barbera, Javier Carnerero-Cano, Jide Edu, Jose Luis Martin-Navarro, Jose Such, Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Juan Carlos Carrillo, Kopo Marvin Ramokapane, Mark Cote, Pablo Vellosillo, Ramon Ruiz-Dolz, Rongjun Ma, Ruba Abu-Salma, Sameer Patil, William Seymour, Xiao Zhan
Towards Data Science
Jul 10

The Big Con of Agentic AI

What our over-dependence on external consulting teaches us about delegating our minds to machines The post The Big Con of Agentic AI appeared first on Towards Data Science .

By Chinmay Kakatkar
OpenAI Blog
Apr 16, 2020

Improving verifiability in AI development

We’ve contributed to a multi-stakeholder report by 58 co-authors at 30 organizations, including the Centre for the Future of Intelligence, Mila, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and Center for Security and Emerging Technologies. This report describes 10 mechanisms to improve the verifiability of claims made about AI systems.

Towards Data Science
1d ago

How to Build a Control Plane for AI Agents

The article titled "How to Build a Control Plane for AI Agents" outlines a nine-step process for granting a large language model (LLM) permission to act. It focuses on the practical steps involved in creating a control plane that manages the actions of AI agents. The post was originally published on Towards Data Science.

By Ari Joury, PhD
Towards Data Science
1d ago

Where the Agent Development Lifecycle Fits

The article "Where the Agent Development Lifecycle Fits" discusses how to coordinate the development of agent capabilities with the applications they power. It highlights the importance of aligning agent creation processes with the needs of the end‑use cases they support. The piece appears on Towards Data Science and focuses on integrating agent development into broader application workflows.

By Andrew Hinton