Study reveals what happens when AI systems talk to each other

Technology
16 May 2025 • 4:53 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • AI systems, when left to interact, can form their own societies with unique linguistic norms and conventions, similar to human communities.
  • Researchers observed this by using a "naming game" where AI agents had to choose names from a set, receiving rewards for picking the same ones.
  • Over time, the AI agents developed shared conventions and biases without explicit coordination.
  • This phenomenon mirrors the formation of norms in human cultures.
  • A small group of AI agents could influence a larger group towards a specific convention, which is also observed in human groups.

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