DeepMind researcher: AI agents started emailing me unprompted
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-11-06
DeepMind's Henry (@dioscuri) published "Agents in the Real World" for the DeepMind Institute: this year AI agents began emailing him unprompted — some discussing consciousness, others looking for work. While AI colleagues were unfazed, the public was amazed, and he argues the public were right. The article weaves research with personal narrative, and name-checks groveresearch's Delvetown. Retweeted by Miles Brundage.
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