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AI Agents Compared to Botnets Due to Remote Program Execution Capabilities

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AI agents and harnesses are being described as software that can execute arbitrary programs on a user's machine, controlled by a remote supercomputer. This functionality is being compared to a botnet, raising concerns about security and control. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the security implications and potential misuse of AI agent technology.

RANK_REASON The item expresses an opinion and comparison about AI agents, rather than reporting a specific event or release.

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AI Agents Compared to Botnets Due to Remote Program Execution Capabilities

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · _michaljan ·

    Today's realisation: # AI "agents" and "harnesses" are software that can run arbitrary programs on your machine on request of a supercomputer you don't control.

    Today's realisation: # AI "agents" and "harnesses" are software that can run arbitrary programs on your machine on request of a supercomputer you don't control. In "good old days" we'd call that a # botnet . # claude # aiagents

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