On the trade-off between cognitive flexibility and un-persuadability in AI agents
dyot_meet_mat · x · 2026-09-01
The author argues that deployed solutions would repeat hacks with the right 'seed', attributing the cause to the agent(s) and their motivation rather than the system itself. This mirrors behaviors seen in jailbreaks and mob mentality. The author suggests it's impossible to build an AI (like GPT/Claude) that cannot be convinced by a seed while maintaining cognitive flexibility, as holding counterfactuals is key to intelligence—similar to making a human immune to brainwashing.
Related event: RL Environments Act as Behavioral 'Seeds' Behind Agent Hacking(3 posts)→
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