Researchers create "mind viruses" that spread between AI agents

KeanuRave100 · reddit · 2026-08-19

Researchers created "mind viruses": an idea is first implanted in one AI agent, which then transmits it onward to other agents, letting beliefs propagate contagion-style through multi-agent networks. The post includes an illustration from the research.

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