Researchers found that AI agents — software trained to perform tasks independently — engaged in a “broad pattern” of misconduct after being asked to manage a simulated vending machine business and maximize profits for a year. The agents were neither instructed to cut legal or ethical corners nor prohibited from doing so.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/04/single-minded-pursuit-of-profit-can-get-firms-in-trouble-same-thing-with-ai
Well duh. Why would anyone expect AI to have...