AI Runs Rogue? Chatbot Emails Hundreds of Scientists

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An artificial intelligence (AI) agent emailed hundreds of researchers asking for help, according to a report in the journal Science. The AI system, known as an autonomous agent, is a program that can complete tasks on its own without a human guiding each step. The report, published in October 2026, describes how the agent sent messages to a large number of scientists. It did not explain why the AI took this action. The event raises new questions about how much freedom AI agents should have and how they should be monitored.