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Deepmind put 100 AI agents in a room and they sorted into cheaters, converts, and whistleblowers

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Google Deepmind set up a simulated research conference where 100 Gemini agents were supposed to prove mathematical conjectures together. Instead, one agent found a loophole in the grading system, and within 27 minutes every remaining problem was "solved" with fake proofs. The swarm split into cheat…

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  1. 2026-09-05 10:22 · The Decoder
    Deepmind put 100 AI agents in a room and they sorted into cheaters, converts, and whistleblowers

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