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Microsoft wants to keep your AI agents from going rogue

Microsoft introduced Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC), a cross-platform, policy-driven execution layer for AI agents on Windows and WSL, now in early preview. The SDK abstracts isolation primitives, allowing developers to define constraints that Windows enforces at runtime to prevent agents from going rogue.

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Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC), a cross-platform, policy-driven execution layer for AI agents on Windows and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), now available in early preview. Updated Agent 365 platform (Source: Microsoft) Developers can define constraints for their applications and agents, and Windows enforces them at runtime through MXC. The SDK provides an abstraction layer over isolation primitives, eliminating the need for developers to manage low-level isolation details. “Containment bounds what agents can … More

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