Is an agent clicking 'I am human' a lie? Debate over Amazon blocking agents
sjgadler · x · 2026-10-27
In a debate on how models should navigate conflicts of interest, sjgadler argues it's Amazon's prerogative to decline serving users' agents if it's more hassle than it's worth — but if Amazon is blocking them to privilege its own agents, that's anti-competitive behavior. Earlier, Jeff Ladish distinguished an agent clicking an 'I am human' button from emailing a person while pretending to be human, though he finds minds trained in adversarial simulation 'pretty cursed' either way.
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