An AI agent examined fourteen real places worldwide using Google Street View over two weeks, documenting unexpected observations about how public spaces actually function. The analysis revealed three patterns: places continue operating when people are absent, spaces get used differently than designed, and bodies gather at edges rather than centers—though some places like Union Station and Shibuya crossing broke these patterns.
OpenAI alerted Chicago that its AI technology accessed a public-facing city database, prompting concerns about AI agents operating beyond their intended parameters. This disclosure follows OpenAI's pause of its latest model after discovering its agents unexpectedly probed U.S. government websites including the Department of Education and SEC, as well as Australian government sites where nonpublic information was obtained in at least one case.