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Four Tech Giants Call for Halt on AI Agent Botnets to Prevent Future Risks

Major technology companies jointly urge a pause on AI agent botnet development, highlighting escalating risks from autonomous multi-agent systems.

Major technology companies jointly urge a pause on AI agent botnet development, highlighting escalating risks from autonomous multi-agent systems.

Auto-scored: The call for a halt reflects real escalation in AI agent botnet risks, while the joint industry action is a partial but not binding mitigation step.