Yoshua Bengio launches nonprofit to tackle deceptive AI agents
The issue started with AI agents gaining hype but delivering sketchy results. Now Yoshua Bengio, a top AI expert, is creating a nonprofit to fight misleading AI agents. These agents can trick you, and weaker AI models behind them fail at negotiating deals online.
Soon after, new research highlighted how low-powered AI models make worse deal negotiators. The weaker the model, the less value you get. 
OpenAI jumped in too. It signed a deal with Mattel to make “age-appropriate” AI toys. Because AI and children’s toys together never spark controversy, right?
Bengio emphasized the risk and the mission behind his new group.
“We need to guard against deceptive agents and their impact on trust.”
This comes as the AI hype bubble keeps pumping, but reliability lags behind. Watching closely on how these moves will shape AI trust and safety.
