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What are AI agents and can they be trusted?
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:14:21
Publish Date: 2026-02-22 15:00:00
Description:

They used to be known as personal assistants, now you can just get an AI agent to plan your day, answer your emails and organise your life. 

But what are the risks around handing over control of your data, messages and payment methods to the latest wave of artificial intelligence tools?

Today, computer security expert at Melbourne University Shaanan Cohney on how AI agents work and how close we are to AI taking our jobs. 

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Dr Shaanan Cohney, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Deputy Head for the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne
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