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Researchers propose 'guardian AI' to screen other AI workflows and flag malicious outputs

Argonne National Laboratory · July 23, 2026

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A presenter described the project functioning as a 'guardian AI' that would detect malicious outputs from other AI workflows to build trust among collaborating groups and improve safety of AI-driven scientific tools.

A presenter said the Argonne project can act as a guardian AI for other Genesis Mission AI workflows by detecting malicious outputs early and creating more trust in the community to collaborate.

"Our project can support a broad range of other Genesis Mission projects because it acts as a guardian AI for the other AI workflows," the presenter said, adding the guardian role includes detecting malicious outputs as early as possible to build trust among collaborators.

The briefing emphasized this is intended to increase confidence in AI-driven workflows; the transcript did not include technical specifications for how such detection would work, nor did it provide independent testing or evaluation data.

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