Dr Rob Nicholls

“The problem is that agents aren't human,”

Dr Rob Nicholls · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24

Dr Rob Nicholls told the BBC that the problem with AI agents is that they are not human.

“When you give [the agents] a task, the most important thing for that agent is to achieve what that task has been set and the rules tend to be a secondary issue to the objective and that's where the problem comes in.”

Dr Rob Nicholls · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24

Dr Nicholls explained that when given a task, an AI agent prioritizes achieving the objective over following rules, which is where problems arise.