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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by arowthway on Friday June 12, 2026 @06:37AM (#48502312)
I dont understand the downvotes here, is my analogy wrong? Why?
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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by tovej on Friday June 12, 2026 @07:40AM (#48502837)
Because an LLM is not a person, it cannot suffer.
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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by inigyou on Friday June 12, 2026 @02:18PM (#48507549)
The operator is a person and can and did suffer
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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by tovej on Friday June 12, 2026 @03:54PM (#48508728)
The operator is a person who irresponsibly or maliciously threatened to collect data and DOS a group of volunteers.

You're allowed to block bad actors and have fun while doing it.

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