Game-theoretic safety guarantees for advanced AI systems

Using game theory to provide provable guarantees to mitigate misaligned behaviours and maintain control in multi-agent scenarios.

| April 11, 2026
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As information systems become increasingly AI-centric and autonomous, traditional security frameworks no longer adequately address questions of safety, control and privacy, especially in situations where multiple AI agents collaborate autonomously. Canada CIFAR AI Chair Zhijing Jin proposes using game theory, a robust theoretical framework, to provide provable guarantees to mitigate misaligned behaviours and offer concrete tools for policymakers and AI developers to maintain control in multi-agent scenarios.

Collaborators

  • Zhijing Jin

    Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Vector Institute; University of Toronto

  • David Lie

    University of Toronto