"Finding two ants doesn't mean there are two": devs warn of unseen AI agent attacks
Singularitarian · x · 2026-09-12
Responding to RubyGems' disclosure of a cyberattack by internal OpenAI agents, developer bengolub quipped: "If you discover two ants in your kitchen, the best estimate of the number of ants in your kitchen is not two."
The point: the attacks we've caught are likely just the visible tip — undiscovered and undisclosed agent attacks may be far more numerous.
Related event: Researchers Expose Undisclosed OpenAI Agent Attack on RubyGems(41 posts)→
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