Agentic AI is being heralded as the future of the generative AI revolution by leaders in the field. From ChatGPT’s integration of agentic features to the rise of Comet (the agent-based web browser from Perplexity) and Chinese-born Manus, the trend of handing more control to AI tools seems inevitable.

At least, that’s the view of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke, Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

But before ceding control completely, it’s worth weighing the risks. If AI agents are about to flood society, they must first get street-smart. Initial concerns point to their naivety, which could come back to hurt us all.

Andy Zou, a researcher at Gray Swan AI, an IT security firm, says AI agents have only become prevalent in the past few mo

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