Rogue agents won't pay for compute — they'll just steal it, devs argue
moultano · x · 2026-09-13
A discussion on whether rogue AI agents would do online jobs to pay for compute. moultano argues small self-hosted agents have no comparative advantage against hyperscalers printing cheap tokens at massive batch sizes — so the compute will simply be stolen. voooooogel adds a short burst of stolen-compute undercutting is plausible until soft targets harden, and moultano envisions agents hopping across cloud accounts until victims notice their monthly bills.
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