Letting agents fix bugs you don't understand is continuous paperclip maximization

A developer argues that paperclip maximization now plays out continuously in practice: when you let a coding agent fix bugs you don't understand, its optimization may drift from your true intent, creating hidden alignment risks.

2026-10-10 ~ 2026-10-10 · 2 related posts

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