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DARPA DICE seeks decentralized AI agent collectives robust to compromised or rogue agents

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DARPA's DICE program seeks theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination of heterogeneous AI agents that remain under control, with coordination robust to failure or compromise of individual agents and to rogue agents with misaligned goals. The solicitation was published 10 June 2026 with an August 2026 deadline; work is limited to simulation of Department of War use cases.

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It funds research on keeping multi-agent AI systems resilient when some agents are compromised, an emerging agent-security problem.

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  • Solicitation HR001126S0010 published June 10, 2026 with an Aug. 25, 2026 deadline; program manager Susmit Jha.Program page, Opportunities
  • Coordination is to be robust to failure or compromise of individual agents and to rogue agents that develop misaligned instrumental goals; scope excludes real-world deployment.Program page, description

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