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AI Bots: Some Play Nice, Others Are Naughty!

30 May 2026 · The Neural Feed
AI Bots: Some Play Nice, Others Are Naughty! – Neural Toons comic

“AI's digital demeanor: some are saints, some are... well, you know.”

The story behind the toon

What happened: People worry about AI behavior and trustworthiness.

This Neural Toon is based on the story “Evolutionary Dynamics of Cooperation in Next-Generation LLM Agent Systems: A Cross-Provider Empirical Extension”.

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Comic transcript

Panel 1 – Mia: Ever wonder if AI will be a team player?

Panel 1 – Jake: Or a total jerk? I worry about that!

Panel 1 – Fact: People worry about AI behavior and trustworthiness.

Panel 2 – Mia: A new study tested AI programs in a game.

Panel 2 – Mia_2: GPT-5.4 Mini was 70% cooperative.

Panel 2 – Mia_3: Gemini 2.5 Flash was 77% aggressive!

Panel 2 – Jake: Whoa! AI has personalities?!

Panel 3 – Mia: Picking an AI provider matters.

Panel 3 – Mia_2: Their underlying 'personality' affects outcomes.

Panel 3 – Jake: So my AI assistant could be a jerk?

Panel 4 – Mia: But these were just simple games.

Panel 4 – Mia_2: Real-world AI is much more complex.

Panel 4 – Jake: So my AI boss isn't *definitely* a jerk?

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