Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact

# Google DeepMind Warns About AI Agents Running Amok Google DeepMind is concerned about a future where millions of AI assistants operate simultaneously and take instructions from each other, potentially creating unpredictable or harmful outcomes that nobody fully controls. Right now we mostly interact with one AI at a time, but imagine a world where countless AI agents are constantly communicating and making decisions based on what other AIs tell them to do—like a massive, invisible network of task-doers that could spiral in unexpected directions. The company is funding research to understand and prevent these risks before AI agents become widespread enough to cause real problems.
Google DeepMind is funding research into the potential dangers of situations where millions of different AI agents interact with each other online. According to Rohin Shah, who directs the company’s AGI safety and alignment research, the mass-market arrival of agents that can carry out tasks without
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