Rubrik Tests ‘Undo Button’ for Malfunctioning AI Agents

Many chief information officers at large companies are hesitant to put critical parts of their business operations in the hands of AI agents. That’s because when agents go off the rails, the damage can be potentially catastrophic, as one customer of AI coding startup Replit learned this summer after its service deleted the contents of one of his databases without permission. 

Now, some software providers are updating tools that help customers recover their data after cyberattacks and natural disasters so they also mitigate the risks of rogue AI. Rubrik, an 11-year-old cybersecurity software provider, is testing out what is essentially an “undo” button for malfunctioning agents, according to Dev Rishi, general manager of AI. Rishi joined Rubrik in June when it acquired Predibase, the AI startup he co-founded and led as CEO.