{
  "id": 9211148,
  "title": "Security firm finds naming AI agents after Seinfeld characters helps bots join the team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/security-firm-finds-naming-ai-agents-after-seinfeld-characters-helps-9211148",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T20:43:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/22/security-firm-finds-naming-ai-agents-after-seinfeld-characters-helps-bots-join-the-team/5298424"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Backslash Security, a Tel Aviv-based AI security company, recently awarded its first Agent of the Month to an AI agent named Newman, inspired by a character from the 1990s TV show Seinfeld. Newman was recognized not just for his productivity - he shipped 146 research findings in 60 days - but for being the raw material that the entire pipeline relies on. When Newman's acceptance message was read at an all-hands meeting, the room erupted with applause, signaling a shift in how Backslash views its AI agents. The company's AI agents are given names and backstories based on TV characters, fostering a collaborative relationship between staff and the technology. This anthropomorphization helps ease comfort with the technology and encourages a more positive work environment.",
  "summary": "Not that there's anything wrong with it",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Security firm finds naming AI agents after Seinfeld characters helps bots join the team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/security-firm-finds-naming-ai-agents-after-seinfeld-characters-helps",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:43:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}