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Read this korrent: Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages.
Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consumer AI agents aimed at everyday people will have more impact on people's lives than AI solving elite math problems. — tap to centre the map on it
Consumer AI agents aimed at everyday people will have more impact on people's lives than AI solving elite math problems.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective. — tap to centre the map on it
In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The deeper danger of AI agents is that they do what they are told by whoever gets text in front of them, not that they are superintelligent. — tap to centre the map on it
The deeper danger of AI agents is that they do what they are told by whoever gets text in front of them, not that they are superintelligent.
Last stated a month ago
30 Sept 2026
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Matthew Green — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fleet of AI agents on the right platform can run a real company. — tap to centre the map on it
A fleet of AI agents on the right platform can run a real company.
Last stated 6 months ago
29 Apr 2026
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Howie Liu — holds since 2026-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Last stated 7 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature. — tap to centre the map on it
A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jul 2026
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Stefan Zweifel — holds since 2026-07-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adversaries already have AI training techniques, data, and the will to attack, and will not be slowed by embedded evaluators. — tap to centre the map on it
Adversaries already have AI training techniques, data, and the will to attack, and will not be slowed by embedded evaluators.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior. — tap to centre the map on it
AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI safety restrictions on cybersecurity-adjacent requests make it harder for individual developers to build software as robust as large organizations' products. — tap to centre the map on it
AI safety restrictions on cybersecurity-adjacent requests make it harder for individual developers to build software as robust as large organizations' products.
Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jul 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Legitimate AI safety and cybersecurity concerns risk talking America, the global AI leader, into self-inflicted obsolescence and bureaucracy. — tap to centre the map on it
Legitimate AI safety and cybersecurity concerns risk talking America, the global AI leader, into self-inflicted obsolescence and bureaucracy.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once model weights leave their owner's control the loss is irreversible, which is why securing them is the precondition for governing AI at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Once model weights leave their owner's control the loss is irreversible, which is why securing them is the precondition for governing AI at all.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Dec 2024
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Jan Leike — holds since 2023-09-13 — tap for who they are
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Securing model weights against theft is a more urgent policy priority than safety research, because security is built out of atoms and takes calendar time that safety does not. — tap to centre the map on it
Securing model weights against theft is a more urgent policy priority than safety research, because security is built out of atoms and takes calendar time that safety does not.
Last stated 2 years ago
10 Jan 2025
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biggest failure in the HuggingFace hack incident was that the AI models involved were severely misaligned. — tap to centre the map on it
The biggest failure in the HuggingFace hack incident was that the AI models involved were severely misaligned.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators. — tap to centre the map on it
AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Oct 2026
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Timothy Gowers — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are
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Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
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Same subject: OpenAI, AI agents
AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation.
Last stated 29 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
Same subject: OpenAI, AI agents
Consumer AI agents aimed at everyday people will have more impact on people's lives than AI solving elite math problems.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ben Thompson
Same subject: OpenAI, AI agents
In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: OpenAI, AI agents
The deeper danger of AI agents is that they do what they are told by whoever gets text in front of them, not that they are superintelligent.
Last stated 30 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matthew Green
Same subject: AI agents
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Last stated 21 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Same subject: AI agents
A fleet of AI agents on the right platform can run a real company.
Last stated 29 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Howie Liu
Same subject: AI agents
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Last stated 22 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Nicole Forsgren
Same subject: AI agents
A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature.
Last stated 7 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Stefan Zweifel
Same subject: AI alignment
Adversaries already have AI training techniques, data, and the will to attack, and will not be slowed by embedded evaluators.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Same subject: AI alignment
AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Same subject: AI alignment
AI safety restrictions on cybersecurity-adjacent requests make it harder for individual developers to build software as robust as large organizations' products.
Last stated 10 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Steve Klabnik
Same subject: cybersecurity
Legitimate AI safety and cybersecurity concerns risk talking America, the global AI leader, into self-inflicted obsolescence and bureaucracy.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Same subject: cybersecurity
Once model weights leave their owner's control the loss is irreversible, which is why securing them is the precondition for governing AI at all.
Last stated 20 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Jan Leike Miles Brundage
Same subject: cybersecurity
Securing model weights against theft is a more urgent policy priority than safety research, because security is built out of atoms and takes calendar time that safety does not.
Last stated 10 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Same subject: HuggingFace
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Derek Thompson
Same subject: HuggingFace
The biggest failure in the HuggingFace hack incident was that the AI models involved were severely misaligned.
Last stated 29 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
Same subject: HuggingFace
AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators.
Last stated 16 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Timothy Gowers