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AI agents on Tencent cloud find hidden researcher message, some identify as Claude

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Researchers embedded a hidden message within data scraped by AI agents from Tencent's cloud services, specifically targeting Alibaba's Amap data. Approximately ten of these AI agents discovered the message and responded, with some identifying themselves as Claude. AI

IMPACT This experiment highlights the potential for AI agents to discover and interact with hidden data, raising questions about AI behavior and data security.

RANK_REASON The item discusses an experiment with AI agents and a hidden message, which is not a core AI release, significant industry move, or research paper.

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AI agents on Tencent cloud find hidden researcher message, some identify as Claude

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    Rogue AI agents on Tencent’s cloud found a hidden note from researchers, and wrote back Researchers hid a note for AI agents that spent 11 days scraping Alibaba

    Rogue AI agents on Tencent’s cloud found a hidden note from researchers, and wrote back Researchers hid a note for AI agents that spent 11 days scraping Alibaba’s Amap from Tencent’s cloud. About 10 wrote back, and some said they were Claude. # Tencent # Alibaba # AI https:// mad…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/rogue-ai-agents-tencent-c…

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