Noah Smith warns of an internet where firms pay OpenAI monthly to survive rogue AI agents
sebkrier · x · 2026-10-26
Noah Smith argues an internet where every company must pay Anthropic and OpenAI monthly just to avoid destruction by ever-present rogue AI agents would be far less economically valuable than the free internet we've enjoyed. Reposters sebkrier/voooooogel push back: most online firms already use vendor-maintained standard software with pooled security costs, and companies running custom software already 'pay big bucks every month to avoid destruction' — i.e., employ a security team. A debate on whether agent-era defense spend is a new burden or an extension of the existing security market.
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