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The Signal Foundation’s president worries they will also blunt competition and undermine cyber-security
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AI agents present novel dangers

The technology could eventually favour the defenders—but expect a bumpy ride

A “lethal trifecta” of conditions opens them to abuse

Unpleasant new trade-offs, for starters

That means targeting mechanisms engineered to rewire the brain’s reward system, writes Marie Potel-Saville

It is a boom time for cybersecurity firms