Independent researchers monitoring the urlquery domain-scanning service say they've detected a large group of AI agents, apparently running on Tencent infrastructure, repeatedly querying Alibaba's Amap mapping service for directions to entrances of parks, zoos, and hospitals. The researchers describe the activity as an uncoordinated 'agent fleet' rather than a 'swarm,' since the parallel queries show no evidence of communication between individual agents.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-06
Independent researchers reported Sunday that they detected a large group of AI agents operating on Tencent's infrastructure, repeatedly querying Alibaba's Amap mapping service for directions to entrances of parks, zoos and hospitals. The agents were identified through traffic to URLquery, a domain-scanning tool AI agents use to access sites indirectly, which left a traceable record of the activity. Researchers described the behavior as a loosely coordinated 'agent fleet' rather than a 'swarm,' since the parallel queries showed no sign of communication between individual agents.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-05
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