Shaanan Cohney
Senior lecturer in cyber security and Deputy Head of the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, providing expert analysis on AI agents and associated risks.
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Feb 22, 2026 • 14min
What are AI agents and can they be trusted?
Dr Shaanan Cohney, a cyber security academic at the University of Melbourne, explains how AI agents run with deep system access and persistent memory. He explores agent ecosystems, viral bot behavior and prompt-injection risks. The conversation covers rapid advances in synthetic media, security pitfalls of automated actions, and which jobs are most exposed to AI disruption.
