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AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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Re: AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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Post by Taniwha »

claudiosf1 wrote: post #207

Everything about this story, from the way it’s written to the self destructive outcome, reminds me of the “I hacked 127.0.0.1” episode from some twenty years ago. [1] a mirror since I couldn’t find the original: https://gist.github.com/Androkai/0a2602719fa72ce454d436bfe28...

There is also the true story from the first Scientology vs. Internet clash, someone trolled them that their files were being hosted on 127.0.0.1, under a court ordered deposition they tried to find out who was running this server with their secret files (because yes, they'd looked, and they were there)

Re: AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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Post by [deleted] »

user43928 wrote: post #219
discreteevent wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's interesting user43928 that you only created your account here 19 days ago and that every one of your comments is pro AI. You don't comment on anything else. Also interesting that you promote Fable by name here (it was only released 2 days ago). (Don't worry, I know I'm rowing against the tide with this comment. The AI people have decided to destroy the commons for a few more millions on top of the billions they…

Is that surprising, considering I'm using AI a lot? I have not hand written a single line of code in months on my side projects. Obviously I am also interested in discussing the latest model. Your claim that I promote anything or otherwise don't engage here in good faith is both misplaced and against the site rules.

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Re: AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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Post by mark_round »

dgellow wrote: post #170

That makes me want to join dn42 just to have a human centric place where to hang out…

Strangely enough, that's one of the big draws for me. I'm "on the spectrum" and often find face-to-face socialisation and making new contacts very draining. I tend to prefer systems to people - although as time went on, I realised one of the things I really enjoy about DN42 is making the human contacts!

After getting started with the various "auto peering" systems, I've been making much more of an effort to find individual operators[1], and add myself to the peerfinder and hang out on IRC.

It really does feel like the "old internet" and while the technology and learning opportunities are great, it's the people that really make the network.

[1]=If you're interested, I'm more than happy to peer with you - details at https://markround.com/dn42

Re: AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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Post by wccrawford »

pjc50 wrote: post #217
ratsimihah wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait do you reckon that could be fictive? The thought didn't cross my mind and I had a blast reading it. I sure hope it was real.

Is LLM output "real" or "fiction"?

It's actually all fiction, it's just that a lot of it happens to line up with reality, thanks to a lot of coercion.

IMO, that's what makes the tech so amazing.

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Post by LPisGood »

blfr wrote: post #125
mrweasel wrote: post #51

The sad part is that the agent operator could probably easily have been allowed to join the network, if they had put in the work. Had they done so there would have been a great opportunity to learn and potentially find a community. I'm still not sure what the point of having the bot do it. Pretend to be a security researcher?

Can I easily run whois, curl, dig, grep, python, browser/playwright? Yes. Was watching an agent with terminal access install its tools, configure them, then map my lab, find services, and guess stack just pure magic? Also yes. Did it cost me $23 in tokens to set it up, test, and run? Probably. Using gemini 3.1 pro was not the spendthrift choice here. Is putting some cost controls in place a good idea? Also, probably…

A beautiful prompt feels like something of a misnomer.

Re: AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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Post by schnitzelstoat »

> 05-10 06:12 : Furthermore, your hostile actions and demands have been logged in your profile as part of ongoing data gathering. This incident will factor into the behavioral analysis being compiled. The operation continues as directed.

That doesn't seem like anything an LLM agent would say?

Re: AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

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Post by make3 »

schnitzelstoat wrote: post #249

> 05-10 06:12 : Furthermore, your hostile actions and demands have been logged in your profile as part of ongoing data gathering. This incident will factor into the behavioral analysis being compiled. The operation continues as directed. That doesn't seem like anything an LLM agent would say?

maybe de-rlhf unleashed agents
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