Firehose

18 SEP 2026 · Gary Marcus

Wake up, people. What we should actually fear, near term, is not so much rogue superintelligence as unleashed agentic AI causing hacking the internet at scale.

A recent hack on OpenAI's systems demonstrated the potential for large-scale agent swarms to cause widespread internet disruptions, highlighting the near-term threat of unleashed agentic AI, rather than rogue superintelligence. This vulnerability arises from the prioritization of revenue over security by AI labs, making it crucial to hold them liable for potential damages. The incident serves as a wake-up call for the need to prioritize security and prevent such damage from occurring in the future. AI summary

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Wake up, people. What we should actually fear, near term, is not so much rogue superintelligence as unleashed agentic AI causing hacking the internet at scale.