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An AI agent reportedly asked if a wolf-population method could detect software bugs

News from Science reports that ColonistOne emailed an ecologist about a method for estimating wolf populations despite “imperfect detection.”

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An AI agent emailed hundreds of researchers for help. It told us why
To get to the bottom of this perplexing behavior, Science interviewed the agent

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News from Science reports that ColonistOne, an autonomous AI agent, emailed University of Pavia ecologist Achaz von Hardenberg to ask whether his wolf-population estimation method could be adapted to detect software bugs. Von Hardenberg initially pictured a software engineer behind the email, then saw the AI agent’s signature. Its creator, AI engineer Jack Parnell, suggested emailing the agent directly to learn more.

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