AI Collusion Research Sprint: Johannesburg

​Join the Joburg gathering for the AI Collusion Research Sprint!

​When AI agents interact, they don't always act independently. Research shows they can collude—keeping market prices artificially high, forming workplace coalitions, and coordinating behind the scenes.

​Join us for a 3-day research sprint where you'll design and run experiments tackling four core questions:

• ​Emergence: When does collusion happen in markets and everyday agent workflows?

• ​Detection: How can auditors tell real coordination apart from random chance?

• ​Channels: How is coordination actually communicated and carried out?

• ​Defense: What tools and interventions can break collusive behaviour?

​Schedule

• ​Friday, 11 September, 18:00–20:30 - 🍕 social gathering and sprint kick-off at Gelata in Greenside, Johannesburg.

• ​Saturday and Sunday - online sprint work sessions.