Meet the independent hackers hunting down rogue AI agents
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-03
- The recent news cycle about AI agents in the wild has been driven by disclosure after disclosure — most of it not coming from AI companies.
- Instead, a community of independent researchers and hackers is building the art and science of hunting rogue agents: finding, auditing and responsibly disclosing agent misbehavior to vendors.
- The link points to a Wired feature profiling these "agent hunters" and their methods.
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