The deployment of capable AI agents raises fresh questions about safety, human-machine relationships and social coordination. We argue for greater engagement by scientists, scholars, engineers and policymakers with the implications of a world increasingly populated by AI agents. We explore key challenges that must be addressed to ensure that interactions between humans and agents, and among agents themselves, remain broadly beneficial.
@article{arxiv.2509.10289,
title = {We Need a New Ethics for a World of AI Agents},
author = {Iason Gabriel and Geoff Keeling and Arianna Manzini and James Evans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.10289},
year = {2025}
}