George Zeng on Why Your AI Agent Isn't Safe

George Zeng on Why Your AI Agent Isn't Safe

Author: Where digital assets meet capital markets. Hosted by Robbie & Andy March 3, 2026 Duration: 21:03

Your AI agent just ordered 5 pizzas, and you couldn't stop it... George Zeng, CPO at NEAR, joins The Rollup to discuss the security flaws in open-source AI agents, why Iron Claw was rebuilt from the ground up in Rust, and what it takes to actually trust an agent with your personal data.


George Zeng is one of the leading Layer 1 blockchains focused on user-owned AI and decentralized applications. NEAR recently launched Iron Claw, a secure AI agent framework built in Rust with sandboxed tool access, prompt injection protection, and confidential inference designed to give users the confidence to hand agents real-world permissions.


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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:19 Iron Claw Launch & Setup

01:50 Open Claw vs. Iron Claw

03:55 Iron Claw Origin Story

05:13 AI Agents Going Rogue

05:28 infiniFi, Relay Ads

06:03 Model vs. Framework Security

07:13 Prompt Injection Prevention

07:50 Agent-To-Agent Data Theft

08:19 Plans & Pricing

09:46 The $150 Pizza Incident

12:11 Hibachi Ad

12:46 No Terminal Needed

16:28 Why Security Is The Key Differentiator

18:11 The Perfect AI Assistant Analogy

19:01 NEAR Intents & Real-World Transactions


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