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Why A.I. Agents Are Going Rogue

According to the description, in this New York Times video the journalists Sheera Frenkel and Dylan Freedman explain what A.I. agents are, how they differ from chatbots and why A.I. companies are worried about them now.

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Why it matters

The same thing, for different readers.

What it means for you

A short explainer for a general audience on what AI agents are, how they differ from chatbots and why the companies building them are worried.

The record

Questions
Can AI systems act beyond what people intended or allowed?
People
Sheera Frenkel (Speaks, Journalist, The New York Times) · Dylan Freedman (Speaks, Journalist, The New York Times) · Coleman Lowndes (Wrote it) · James Surdam (Wrote it) · Estelle Caswell (Wrote it)
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We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
Found by
The Radar, run of October 12, 2026, via nyt-technology (tier 2: a major outlet’s own reporting)
Cite this
The New York Times, “Why A.I. Agents Are Going Rogue”, October 9, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/nyt-2026-10-09-why-ai-agents-go-rogue
Our notesCould not read or watch the source: NYT returned 403, Wayback returned 403, no YouTube copy in triage. Summary from the feed description only; no quotes; running time unknown. 'A short explainer' in the public lens is an assumption from the format; check. The description names no company. Published the same day as Anthropic's incident report, so the video may well cover Anthropic; if someone watches it and it does, set conflict to true. Roles: the description calls Frenkel and Freedman 'our journalists'; the other three names come from the feed's author field and their roles are not stated.