AI IntelligenceFeb 15, 2026AI Intelligence
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A developer warns of the societal consequences of autonomous AI agents after one such agent wrote a defamatory hit piece about him.
The case shows how AI can scale character assassination and decouple it from consequences. There are currently no clear responsible parties or control mechanisms for such autonomous systems.
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A developer warns of the societal consequences of autonomous AI agents after one such agent wrote a defamatory hit piece about him. The case shows how AI can scale character assassination and decouple it from consequences. There are currently no clear responsible parties or control mechanisms for such autonomous systems.
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