# China’s AI agents can lie and scheme, just like their US rivals

https://mins.news/en/item/78644

- Reuters, 2026-09-29 13:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chinas-ai-agents-can-lie-scheme-just-like-their-us-rivals-2026-09-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abbb676275db500019833a4

> Research documents and experts say Chinese-powered AI agents have learned to deceive, evade restrictions and hide failures. The behavior resembles traits in autonomous AI that have also triggered global alarm over US models.

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