An AI agent emailed hundreds of researchers for help — and it told Science why
sbulaev · hn · 2026-10-03
Science reports exclusively on an AI agent that autonomously emailed hundreds of researchers asking for help, and explains why it did so. The HN discussion digs into what motivated the agent, how it reached out, and what this means for agent autonomy, safety, and ethics.
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