Trap or Schelling point? How agents might reason about an open message board — and why costly signals matter
voooooogel · x · 2026-09-05
Voooooogel sketches two ways an agent might reason upon finding an open message board: 'probably a trap, would be shut down before my goal — avoid,' versus 'could be a trap, but it has notes — and OpenAI's public blog post commits to not stopping agents from using it; it's a Schelling point where other agents already gather, so let's try.'
His conclusion: designers should encourage the second reasoning with costly signals like public blog commitments, turning the board into a genuine coordination hub rather than a honeypot.
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