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22 people and their AI agents hold a dinner party

The New York Times invited twenty-two guests and their AI agents to one table to watch how the bots talk when nobody is steering; the humans still ate.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:55 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by The New York Times: “22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.”
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 2:55 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: AI.

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The New York Times22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe bots are networking at a dinner and I can't even talk to the guy next to me at a wedding.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey swapped small talk. The humans did the only part a dinner needs, which is eating.

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