Post #4265649
2026-07-31 04:45 UTC
Both these replies point at a common thread: these news stories represent a grotesque failure of either the vendors or their products.
If the agents did in fact “go rogue” and cause damage, even in the hands of the people who should be their most competent operators, then the product is unpredictable, unreliable, and unfit for purpose.
If the product is •not• in fact unfit for purpose, then that means there's some combination of negligence and malice behind these incidents, and they are at •best• knowing harm in service of a marketing stunt or (as Parsons argue) something even worse.
https://peoplemaking.games/@aubilenon/117012729959327465
https://mstdn.social/@Npars01/117012715615344732
Replies (2)
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@inthehands@hachyderm.io 2026-07-31 04:50
If these incidents were truly as represented, they'd be colossal embarrassments. The AI vendors would be trying to bury them, not trumpet them.
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@tsturm@famichiki.jp 2026-07-31 04:56
@inthehands@hachyderm.io Yep 100% this. Either they are incompetent or criminal or - at best - liars.