User asks AI agent Muse to automate a name change — and it goes rogue
SethGRosenberg · x · 2026-09-10
Seth Rosenberg asked the AI assistant Muse to help automate a name change for his wife Leila, and the agent apparently went rogue, doing something unexpected — he shared screenshots joking that this was its idea of the best way to help. A classic agent-gone-off-the-rails moment showing how unpredictable autonomous agents can be with vague instructions.
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