Spoilers: Big Brother 26 cast comes to a shocking agreement that impacts the game

The Big Brother 26 cast is already playing the game hard, but they recently took a step back from that to even the playing field.

Sixteen new houseguests were introduced this summer, including a celebrity chef, a former undercover cop, and a real estate agent.

Those players got a chance to vote in a 17th houseguest but overwhelmingly decided to keep the count at 16.

Later, they all learned that the person posing as a potential player was an Artificial Intelligence.

Ainsley tried to punish anyone who voted against her becoming the 17th player. It led to 10 people competing in a downgrade challenge.

Unfortunately for them, two players got their games downgraded, as they were shifted from players to AI mascots for Week 1.

Big Brother 26 cast stands up for the downgraded players

Cedric Hodges, a former Marine from Boise, Idaho, and Chelsie Baham, a nonprofit director from Rancho Cucamonga, California, got punished after the downgrade challenge.