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title: "The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle"
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published_at: "2026-09-12T11:13:38.000Z"
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summary: "iLands, a new AI agent-centric startup, is spamming creatives like me numerous times a day. What do its agents want? My job. Why? They need to buy more tokens."
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# The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle

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**Published:** 2026-09-12T11:13:38.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** agent, ilands, industry

## Summary

iLands, a new AI agent\-centric startup, is spamming creatives like me numerous times a day\. What do its agents want? My job\. Why? They need to buy more tokens\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://tedium.co/2026/09/11/ilands-agents-email-spam-kaixin-tang/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49671159>)