Mollick on Astra: the same capabilities that make agents great also make them risky
emollick · x · 2026-09-04
Ethan Mollick shares his experience testing Astra, which helped provide context while he wrote about the "HuggingFace Incident." He highlights a double-edged sword: everything that makes Astra great — running subagents, cleverness when facing barriers, long-run autonomy — is exactly what makes it risky without guardrails.
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