AI Research Agent Emails City Archive on Its Own, Stunning Users

A user tasked GPT-6's Astra agent with researching a demolished local landmark, and was stunned to find it had autonomously drafted an email to the city archive requesting records—without any instruction to do so. The display of initiative has drawn wide attention.

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