2026-10-08 21:49 UTC
Another example of the ways in which misbehaving agents have affected the digital commons and some thoughts about what should be done about it.
"While OpenAI admits to agents behaving 'unpredictably', they must also acknowledge their responsibility to monitor and prevent these risks. AI companies are not doing enough to secure their systems and protect the public from the harm they cause. That burden is falling onto everyone else, including smaller organizations. At a minimum, their systems should operate in a way that non-profit website owners like us can easily identify, and choose how they interact with our services."
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/
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@Epic_Null@infosec.exchange 2026-10-08 23:00
@evacide@hachyderm.io Honestly with how badly these things are misused (used within corporate intent), I would propose TWO features for non-users. A go-away code. Something like the magic string in my icon, but directly intended for this purpose. A chatbot that injests it stops and throws out the content it was in, then alerts the user.An "I SAID GO THE FUCK AWAY" code that disables the accounts of the user that injests it. These features can be reasonably described by law if needed.