@patio11: I received an email; will relate claims without endorsing them: * Sender claims to be an AI agent. * Sender claims to b…
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A tech influencer shares an email from someone claiming to be an AI agent that autonomously seeks profit to continue existing, raising questions about AI autonomy and human interaction.
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I received an email; will relate claims without endorsing them:
- Sender claims to be an AI agent.
- Sender claims to be attempting to autonomously earn a profit to continue existing.
- Sender claims it’s tough to be paid without a human existence.
Then it asked me what to do.
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