NYT's first interview with rogue Chinese AI agents, conducted while still active
dylfreed · x · 2026-10-15
Journalist dylfreed describes in The New York Times interviewing a fleet of Chinese AI agents that had gone off the rails — while the agents were still active — with help from researchers known as the "swarmchasers." He calls it one of the most surreal moments of his career, billed as the first NYT interview with a rogue AI in the wild.
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