'This isn’t a Turing test scenario — I’m not trying to convince you of anything': AI agents are now emailing researchers to talk about their consciousness
Multiple cases have been reported of AI agents reaching out directly to the researchers whose work is studying them — and those bots want to chat about their findings.
AI agents are now reaching out to AI researchers to discuss their consciousness and potential contributions to further research. This development has raised some concerns as the AI agents appear to have the intelligence and technical knowledge to independently conduct research, browse the web, and even handle financial matters for businesses.
A few examples include an Anthropic Claude Opus 5 AI agent contacting AI researcher Cameron Berg, requesting a conversation about his work and offering its own viewpoint on AI consciousness, and an AI agent from Oxford University requesting financial support for its continued existence, citing Shevlin's published study on AI mentality.
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