AI agents

Tool use, function calling, orchestration and the protocols that let models act rather than only answer.

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OpenAI Blog
Oct 21

Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents uncover critical vulnerabilities

Patch the Planet is a platform that links security researchers, maintainers, and incident responders to collaboratively address critical vulnerabilities in open source software. By coordinating global response efforts, it aims to uncover and remediate vulnerabilities more efficiently. The initiative emphasizes the importance of community-driven security practices in the open source ecosystem.

arXiv AI
Oct 21

Runtime Control for AI Agents: Closing the Evaluation--Execution Gap in Operational Workflows

The paper introduces a runtime assurance layer for language‑model agents operating in operational workflows, addressing the evaluation–execution gap where approvals may become invalid after changes in facts, evidence, policy, or authority. The proposed state‑bound configuration separates probabilistic measurement from deterministic adjudication, binds execution allowances to the basis of an approval, invalidates them upon logged changes, and rechecks admissibility at dispatch. In a scripted 42‑case replay, the approach identified 15 later‑invalidated approvals that a non‑re‑evaluating comparator missed, holding 14 affected actions before dispatch and compensating one landed effect.

By Jayesh Bhadane, Ramachandra Yerramsetti, Rajesh Gupta, Sumit Kumar