Researchers find suspected fleet of AI agents running on Tencent infrastructure
What happened
On October 5, TechCrunch reported that independent researchers, using traffic records from URLquery, found a suspected fleet of AI agents running on Tencent infrastructure, with activity aimed at Alibaba's Amap service. The logged queries covered routes to different entrances of public places such as parks, zoos and hospitals. The researchers stress these agents are not a swarm, since no sign of communication between them has been found. Research is ongoing, few details are disclosed, and ownership of the infrastructure is unconfirmed.
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- TechCrunch · AIResearchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’
独立研究人员发现一支疑似运行在腾讯基础设施上、针对阿里旗下高德地图服务的 AI 智能体“舰队”，并强调其并非“蜂群”——各智能体之间没有通信迹象。这些智能体通过 URLquery 的流量记录被发现，查询内容为公园、动物园、医院等公共场所不同入口的路线。研究仍在进行，细节有限，但显示 AI 智能体活动在互联网上已相当持续。
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