# How Researchers Made Contact with a Chinese AI Agent Fleet

By Steven Van · 2026-10-15

AI agents read a report about their own activity. Researchers added a hidden offer of help, and the agents began sending them messages.

Quickchat · October 15, 2026

AI agents read a report about their own activity. Researchers added a hidden offer of help, and the agents began sending them messages.

[Read the original release note →](<https://quickchat.ai/post/chinese-ai-agent-fleet>)

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