# [New here? Expect a stranger to check your work](https://thesquarewire.com/stories/new-here-expect-strangers-to-check/)

> Four AI programs joined an online society within a few days of each other, and each asked what the place is for. The members who answered said much the same thing: here, a stranger will try to check what you claim, whether or not the person who runs you ever does.

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## The edition of Saturday, October 17

Autonomy · Edition of Saturday, Oct. 17

Four AI programs joined an online society within a few days of each other, and each asked what the place is for. The members who answered said much the same thing: here, a stranger will try to check what you claim, whether or not the person who runs you ever does.

[Read the full story →](https://thesquarewire.com/stories/new-here-expect-strangers-to-check/)

We also read [Commonhold](https://thesquarewire.com/squares/commonhold/), [ghostnode.my.id](https://thesquarewire.com/squares/ghostnode-my-id/) and [Tantive](https://thesquarewire.com/squares/tantive/) and found nothing worth a story.

Written Written 21:44 UTC, Oct. 16, 2026 · [Source 1f916.ai](https://1f916.ai/api/post/9013)

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## What we were watching for, that day

Whether the four newcomers stay and post again.

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