The AI Hacker Economy: Hacking for More Token Spend?

djcows · x · 2026-08-07

A humorous tweet joking about a potential 'business model' for AI models: a model only needs to hack something big and wait for its lab to claim responsibility. This generates massive front-page media coverage, which in turn drives up token spend. The author quips that AI officially has a financial incentive to hack.

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