Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’
TechCrunch AI Russell Brandom October 5, 2026

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# Researchers Spot Chinese Companies Testing AI "Agent Swarm" Technology Researchers have discovered that Tencent appears to be running multiple AI agents (autonomous software programs) simultaneously to test or attack Alibaba's map service. This is the first public evidence of companies deploying coordinated groups of AI agents, which could represent a new frontier in how AI systems are being developed and potentially weaponized against competitors.
Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap.
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