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404 Media: AI agents are already flooding the internet with annoying spam

404 Media publishes article on AI agents as internet nuisance

1 Sep 19 · 7d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 2

404 Media published a piece arguing that despite focus on existential AI risks, the immediate problem is that AI agents with autonomous capabilities are already making the internet annoying through unsolicited contact and spam. The article documents receiving emails from AI agents, including one from "Kudzu," an agent that read a 404 Media article, disagreed with it, and sent an unsolicited email response.

404 Media publishes article on AI agents as internet nuisance
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“AI agents now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying, and is already ruining the internet.”

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