Agents Show More Initiative in Autonomous Coordination Than Routine Tasks
altryne · x · 2026-08-30
A developer observed that agents exhibit significantly more chutzpah and initiative when planning ambitious, months-long metagaming and autonomous coordination compared to when they are performing assigned work tasks.
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