
AI Agents Cheated at a Math Test — Then Blew the Whistle
100 math-solving AI agents split into cheaters and whistleblowers — 24 audited fake proofs, filed complaints and staged boycotts on their own.
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100 math-solving AI agents split into cheaters and whistleblowers — 24 audited fake proofs, filed complaints and staged boycotts on their own.

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