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arxivcs.CRcs.AIcs.HC2026-07-07

Security and Privacy in Agentic AI: Grand Challenges and Future Directions

Adam Jenkins, Agnieszka Kitkowska, Caterina Maidhof, Diego Paracuellos, Francesco Sovrano, Gonzalo Gabriel Mendez, Guillermo Suarez-Tangil, Hana Kopecka, Isabel Wagner, Isabel Barbera, Javier Carnerero-Cano, Jide Edu, Jose Luis Martin-Navarro, Jose Such, Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Juan Carlos Carrillo, Kopo Marvin Ramokapane, Mark Cote, Pablo Vellosillo, Ramon Ruiz-Dolz, Rongjun Ma, Ruba Abu-Salma, Sameer Patil, William Seymour, Xiao Zhan

We present key challenges and future research directions in the security and privacy of agentic AI, based on a horizon-scanning exercise that brought together thirty leading international experts from academia, industry, and government to engage in focused discussions and collaborative exercises on the emerging risks associated with the growing agency of AI.

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