Akamai uses AI in its Guardicore Segmentation product to automatically map how applications and devices communicate inside a customer's network, then generate ready-to-enforce security policies that limit attackers' ability to move between systems. Major AI-powered updates to this product were announced in April 2024 and March 2026.

The AI engine analyzes application behavior, traffic patterns, and asset metadata to auto-label unknown network assets, model application dependencies, and generate segmentation policies with confidence scoring and explanations. In April 2024, Akamai launched the Akamai Guardicore Platform with an AI assistant that lets security administrators ask natural-language questions about their network. A March 2026 update added continuous discovery, AI-driven policy generation at scale, simulation of policy impact before enforcement, and delegated application owner workflows.