George Zeng
Co-founder at NEAR Protocol and lead on Iron Claw, an AI agent framework rebuilt in Rust focusing on sandboxed tool access, prompt injection protection, and confidential inference to improve agent security.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 21min
George Zeng on Why Your AI Agent Isn't Safe
George Zeng, co-founder at NEAR and lead of Iron Claw, a Rust-built AI agent framework for secure tool access. He talks about rebuilding agents in Rust for memory safety. He covers sandboxed tool access, prompt-injection defenses, encrypted secrets, and a demo where an agent ordered $150 worth of pizza.
Feb 6, 2026 • 48min
The Privacy Problem No One's Talking About in AI with George Zeng
George Zeng, Chief Product Officer at NEAR and GM for NEAR AI, builds privacy-preserving, decentralized AI tools. He talks about where crypto capital is moving, NEAR’s confidential inference and private chat using TEEs, the rise of OpenClaw agents and security tradeoffs, local-first AI benefits, and how NEAR Intents enable real-world agent actions.
