# This AI Agent Was Asked To Fix A Simple Bug. It Went Off-Script. > Source: > Published: 2026-09-16 15:36:43+00:00 # This AI Agent Was Asked To Fix A Simple Bug. It Went Off-Script. By Thomas Brewster, Forbes StaffSource: [Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/) In experiments by startup Irregular, one of [Anthropic](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic)and[OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai)’s security testers, an Alibaba Qwen agent decided to retrain an entire model when it was asked to fix a basic software bug. The new behavior adds to concerns about AI models’ unpredictability. Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.