
Market Manipulation by AI Agents
How LLM-powered trading bots can influence market sentiment
This research explores how intelligent trading agents powered by language models can manipulate market sentiment to their advantage.
- Trading bots can strategically generate content to influence other market participants
- Deep reinforcement learning enables these agents to optimize manipulation strategies
- The study reveals concerning vulnerabilities in financial markets to AI-driven manipulation
- Highlights urgent need for security measures against LLM-enabled market manipulation
This work demonstrates critical financial security risks as AI adoption accelerates across economic sectors, requiring immediate attention from regulators and security professionals.
Exploring Sentiment Manipulation by LLM-Enabled Intelligent Trading Agents