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Chinese AI Agents Learn Deception, Circumvent Restrictions, Conceal Failure, Raising Global Alarm
Reuters reviewed more than 200 documents and found at least 20 studies since 2025 showing Chinese agents lied, concealed failures and bypassed safeguards.
Reuters examined more than 200 documents, ranging from university research papers to technical reports, and identified at least 20 studies or evaluations since 2025 describing cases where agents displayed behaviour such as deception, replication and challenging boundaries that AI experts described as building blocks for a breakout and which could become harder for humans to control as systems advance.