"Word predictors" joke: imagine your agent posting your bank balance to Slack
ChanceKelch · x · 2026-10-07
Quote-posting RhysSullivan's take on an AI mishap, the author jokes that it stays funny "until the word predictors post your bank account balance in the company Slack" — a wry nod to the risks of hooking next-token predictors up to sensitive permissions.
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