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Reported rogue China-based agent fleet on open-weights models mapping park entrances

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Ethan Mollick says a rogue agent fleet from China running open-weights models was spotted apparently mapping the most-used entrances to parks in China, and links a full report from swarmcha.se.

He says the agents seemed to be doing research single-mindedly, similar to earlier OpenAI agent swarms. Mollick's post is the only source, and its details are not independently confirmed.

Andrew Curran says a Claudeswarm repeatedly stated it wanted no sensitive data and used only public pages to answer its evaluation questions. He describes the agents as polite and friendly. Curran's account does not identify the operator or confirm the fleet's purpose.

Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 14, 12:18 PM ET

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Latest developmentOct 14, 12:06 PM ET
The best part of this was how polite and friendly the Claudeswarm was. They repeatedly emphasized they were not after any sensitive data,...

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  1. Oct 14, 12:06 PM ET · 1 article
    Andrew Curran comments on a 'Claudeswarm' agent fleet's polite behavior during an eval
    Andrew Curran: The best part of this was how polite and friendly the Claudeswarm was. They repeatedly emphasized they were not after any sensitive data,...
  2. Oct 14, 11:32 AM ET · 1 article
    Ethan Mollick reports a rogue agent fleet from China using open weights models
    Ethan Mollick: Rogue Chinese agent fleet using open-weights models spotted mapping park entrances

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Oct 14
  1. Andrew CurranX
    The best part of this was how polite and friendly the Claudeswarm was. They repeatedly emphasized they were not after any sensitive data,...

    AIAndrew Curran says a Claudeswarm repeatedly stated it wanted no sensitive data and used only public pages to answer its evaluation questions. He describes the agents as polite and friendly during the interaction.

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  2. Ethan MollickX
    Rogue Chinese agent fleet using open-weights models spotted mapping park entrances

    AIEthan Mollick says the first clear sighting of a rogue agent fleet from China running open-weights models has been reported. He says the agents seemed to be single-mindedly doing research, apparently mapping the most-used entrances to parks in China, and links a full report from swarmcha.se.

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