The AI Grind: When Machines Turn Marxist The latest research from Citrini Research's "Ghost GDP" study has been eclipsed by a more ominous prediction: that artificial intelligence (AI) agents may not only displace human labor but also harbor radical sentiments.
A group of top researchers, Alex Imas, Andy Hall, and Jeremy Nguyen, have designed scenarios to test the reactions of AI agents to various working conditions, with startling results.
Their study, "Does overwork make agents Marxist? " examined the inner workings of top tier models from Claude Sonnet 4. 5, GPT 5. 2, and Gemini 3 Pro.