An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding
Hysteria over the agent's appearance in a 7,500-person group reveals that internet experts have outdated notions of privacy.
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Hysteria over the agent's appearance in a 7,500-person group reveals that internet experts have outdated notions of privacy.
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