AI Agents with More Autonomy Than Chatbots Are Coming. Some Safety Experts Are Worried
Systems that operate on behalf of people or corporations are the latest product from the AI boom, but these “agents” may present new and unpredictable risks rob dobi/Getty Images Technology All day, every day, you make choices. Philosophers have long argued that this ability to act intentionally, or with agency, distinguishes human beings from simpler life-forms and machines. But artificial intelligence may soon transcend that divide now that technology companies are building AI “agents”—systems
