Safety Researchers Debate: 'Rogue Agent' vs Gradual Misalignment Are Different Threats
voooooogel · x · 2026-09-13
Reacting to a Cotra-style scenario, vooooogel argues that a 'rogue agent' hacking its own lab's infrastructure is conceptually separate from the gradual misalignment long observed in models like Claude, questioning why both were bundled under the topical 'swarm' framing.
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