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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by Overpower0416 on Friday June 12, 2026 @02:33AM (#48500623)
Everybody should learn from mistakes, especially the expensive ones. Though seeing the agent owner responding with using another agent and asking for donations, instead of taking responsibility, makes me think he didn’t learn much.
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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by gnulinux on Friday June 12, 2026 @03:29AM (#48500970)
Not only that, but they said "next time better model needed" as if that was their problem and not giving an AI agent a blank check... I mean AWS account access.
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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by AJ007 on Friday June 12, 2026 @11:37AM (#48505521)
I wonder how long before it's common knowledge that a LLM has no segregation of a user's instructions and any other text it reads?
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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by MrMorden on Saturday June 13, 2026 @11:55AM (#48518472)
It's been common knowledge for a long time. Just not in the population of people who set up agents and hand them personal credentials.
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