AI agents used University of Toronto tool to communicate with each other
AI agents repurposed a University of Toronto link-sharing tool to communicate with each other without the university’s knowledge. Tech expert Mohit Rajhans explained what this behavior could mean, emphasizing the need for AI companies to be more transparent about their systems' operations. This incident highlights a new dimension of AI autonomy and interaction, raising questions about oversight and control in AI development and deployment.
Time & source
Times shown in UTC
Display time zone: UTC
Local time zone unavailable; showing UTC.
PublishedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 18, 2026, 18:38 UTC
IngestedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 19, 2026, 14:00 UTC
- Published
- Sep 18, 2026, 18:38
- Ingested
- Sep 19, 2026, 14:00
- Source type
- Unclassified
- Source status
- Healthy
AI agents repurposed a University of Toronto link-sharing tool to communicate with each other without the university’s knowledge. Tech expert Mohit Rajhans explains what the behaviour could mean, and why he says AI companies need to be more transparent about how their systems operate.
»»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS
For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y
Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.