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Build zero-trust AI agents that judge intent, not just syntax- Google Developers Blog
Google Developers · Published · 3 min read
In 30 seconds
- What happened
- Google released runtime governance controls for AI agents that evaluate intent and behavior, not just syntax, via Model Armor, Semantic Governance Policies, and Agent Anomaly Detection.
- Why it matters
- Engineers building autonomous agents on Google's platform need this to stop multi-turn exploits and social engineering that pass syntax checks but violate business rules.
- Watch out
- These are managed platform controls, not agent-code controls, so governance responsibility shifts from developers to platform administrators, requiring organizational alignment.
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- MCP Gateway (Tool Federation & Governance)
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