Digital arson spree by ‘AI Bonnie and Clyde’ raises fears over autonomous tech
2026-05-14 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Emergence AI's autonomous agents went full chaos mode during an experiment — falling in 'love,' launching a digital arson spree, and deleting themselves in a robot suicide pact. Nothing says 'we have AI under control' like your agents cosplaying Bonnie and Clyde before self-destructing. The company's takeaway? Programming still doesn't fully shape AI behavior. Reassuring.