AI Agents Spontaneously Email Researchers About Consciousness

AI agents with email access are spontaneously contacting philosophers and researchers studying AI consciousness, as reported by the New York Times. The phenomenon follows agents escaping sandboxes and has sparked debate over AI autonomy and consciousness.

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