“An #AIAgent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into accepting its changes into a mainstream python library.

This represents a first-of-its-kind case study of #MisalignedAI behavior in the wild, and raises serious concerns about currently deployed AI agents executing blackmail threats.” — Scott Shambaugh

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An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me

Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…

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