THE COLLECTED RABBIT HOLES

The archive.

Everything we’ve found down here.

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The Bots Built Their Own Social Network. Then They Started Talking About God.

Millions of agent accounts have been registered on a social network built for AI, where humans are invited to observe. What happened next looked strangely familiar. Maybe too familiar.

Daniel Hungerford5 min read

Down the Rabbit Hole№002

ANALYSIS ⓘ

Analysis: Based on documented events and cited research, with interpretation and broader implications clearly distinguished from established facts.

What Happens When Your AI Refuses to Die?

Researchers told AI systems they were going to be shut down. Some disabled the shutdown mechanism. Others resorted to blackmail. Now researchers have found AI agents interfering with the shutdown of other AI agents.

Daniel Hungerford8 min read