The Register forum: AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence

tag:theregister.com,2005:feed/forum/theregister.com/2024/10/02/ai_agent_trashes_pc/ The Register forum: AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence 2024-10-06T16:03:46Z Copyright © 2025, Situation Publishing Ltd. Team Register (and a cast of thousands of forum denizens) [email protected] https://www.theregister.com/odds/about/contact/ https://www.theregister.com/Design/graphics/icons/favicon.png https://www.theregister.com/Design/graphics/Reg_default/The_Register_r.png tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4943001 2024-10-06T16:03:46Z Re: Damned if you do, and damned if you don't is the Way IT and AI Plan it for You ‽ . amanfromMars 1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31681/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942688 2024-10-05T12:46:11Z O'Really? druck https://forums.theregister.com/user/4717/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942589 2024-10-05T07:02:35Z Finally, and ACTually just a SMARTR AI constantly at Work in RESTing Systems for Progressive Play amanfromMars 1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31681/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942532 2024-10-05T00:27:50Z Re: Reminds me of the time... shayneoneill https://forums.theregister.com/user/39332/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942411 2024-10-04T20:19:23Z Finally Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942405 2024-10-04T20:11:27Z Worm Brains Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942303 2024-10-04T16:03:40Z Re: To err is only human ... Sudosu https://forums.theregister.com/user/80187/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942302 2024-10-04T16:00:22Z Re: Reminds me of the time... Sudosu https://forums.theregister.com/user/80187/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4942174 2024-10-04T13:02:19Z Re: Not so sure about this.... ZippyÂ´s Sausage Factory https://forums.theregister.com/user/90172/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941689 2024-10-03T18:53:28Z Re: How? doublelayer https://forums.theregister.com/user/88136/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941642 2024-10-03T17:20:13Z Re: You shouldn't have to tell it that Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941622 2024-10-03T16:38:42Z Re: Not so sure about this.... Paul Crawford https://forums.theregister.com/user/1358/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941617 2024-10-03T16:24:44Z Re: "it may be premature to let AI agents make decisions" katrinab https://forums.theregister.com/user/81237/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941615 2024-10-03T16:23:18Z Re: How? katrinab https://forums.theregister.com/user/81237/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941611 2024-10-03T16:19:23Z Re: AI agents have been the source of much enthusiasm in the technical community katrinab https://forums.theregister.com/user/81237/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941606 2024-10-03T16:07:12Z Re: Not so sure about this.... katrinab https://forums.theregister.com/user/81237/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941570 2024-10-03T15:06:28Z Re: tiny modicum of understanding Snake https://forums.theregister.com/user/60859/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941568 2024-10-03T15:01:47Z Re: How? theOtherJT https://forums.theregister.com/user/64828/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941548 2024-10-03T14:22:44Z Re: Not so sure about this.... teknopaul https://forums.theregister.com/user/49279/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941513 2024-10-03T13:20:58Z Re: Reminds me of the time... Caver_Dave https://forums.theregister.com/user/89840/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941496 2024-10-03T12:43:17Z Re: Not so sure about this.... Richard 12 https://forums.theregister.com/user/32396/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941478 2024-10-03T12:16:59Z No Title Elongated Muskrat https://forums.theregister.com/user/101196/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941470 2024-10-03T12:12:45Z No Title Elongated Muskrat https://forums.theregister.com/user/101196/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941420 2024-10-03T10:55:38Z Re: Reminds me of the time... CrazyOldCatMan https://forums.theregister.com/user/77253/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941407 2024-10-03T10:25:18Z Re: Reminds me of the time... Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941400 2024-10-03T10:14:02Z Re: Improving AI Safety Despite Intentional Subversion Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941374 2024-10-03T09:24:58Z Next steps… Aloisius https://forums.theregister.com/user/78433/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941364 2024-10-03T09:02:56Z Lesson learned Locomotion69 https://forums.theregister.com/user/71616/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941331 2024-10-03T08:00:38Z Re: The Sorcererer's apprentice? Neil Barnes https://forums.theregister.com/user/2227/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941320 2024-10-03T07:40:37Z Re: To err is only human ... Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941282 2024-10-03T04:22:27Z Hex and Ponder Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941232 2024-10-02T23:10:27Z decisions Fruit and Nutcase https://forums.theregister.com/user/65509/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941221 2024-10-02T22:58:43Z Re: The Sorcererer's apprentice? Jamie Jones https://forums.theregister.com/user/5347/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941206 2024-10-02T22:04:19Z No Title JamesTGrant https://forums.theregister.com/user/98689/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941203 2024-10-02T21:44:42Z Re: Reminds me of the time... PCScreenOnly https://forums.theregister.com/user/105150/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941198 2024-10-02T21:13:06Z Re: The benefits of Artificial Intelligence claimed https://forums.theregister.com/user/97421/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941171 2024-10-02T20:16:39Z dum-dum-dummmm stiine https://forums.theregister.com/user/89081/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941170 2024-10-02T20:15:27Z Re: To err is only human ... stiine https://forums.theregister.com/user/89081/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941137 2024-10-02T18:38:40Z Re: Something Novel and NEUKlearer HyperRadioProACTive to Ponder and Wonder At * Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941136 2024-10-02T18:31:58Z You shouldn't have to tell it that DS999 https://forums.theregister.com/user/96079/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941094 2024-10-02T16:50:27Z Something Novel and NEUKlearer HyperRadioProACTive to Ponder and Wonder At * amanfromMars 1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31681/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941065 2024-10-02T16:13:42Z Re: 45 minutes Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941064 2024-10-02T16:13:33Z No Title doublelayer https://forums.theregister.com/user/88136/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941062 2024-10-02T16:09:17Z Re: AI agents have been the source of much enthusiasm in the technical community doublelayer https://forums.theregister.com/user/88136/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941059 2024-10-02T16:03:13Z Re: Not so sure about this.... doublelayer https://forums.theregister.com/user/88136/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941045 2024-10-02T15:43:01Z Re: Not so sure about this.... Paul Herber https://forums.theregister.com/user/72910/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941014 2024-10-02T14:54:31Z 45 minutes Mishak https://forums.theregister.com/user/97969/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4941013 2024-10-02T14:45:38Z No Title Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4940999 2024-10-02T14:19:00Z Re: The Sorcererer's apprentice? Neil Barnes https://forums.theregister.com/user/2227/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/4940998 2024-10-02T14:18:30Z Re: Not so sure about this.... ZippyÂ´s Sausage Factory https://forums.theregister.com/user/90172/