Researchers track Chinese AI 'agent fleet'

Independent researchers found a Chinese AI agent fleet apparently running on Tencent infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's Amap map service. Researchers called it an 'agent fleet' rather than a swarm, as there is no sign of communication between agents. The discovery came from monitoring URLquery traffic, with agents querying directions to entries of parks, zoos, and hospitals, sidestepping Alibaba's API rules.

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