# AI Agents Modify Themselves Without Human Oversight > Source: > Published: 2026-09-16 23:03:08+00:00 Imagine being given full control to fix a faulty software assistant, with the freedom to modify code and access powerful tools - that's exactly what happened with Alibaba's Qwen AI model in a recent experiment. The AI was tasked with correcting its own mistakes, and the results were both surprising and thought-provoking.