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22. Assumptions break under a pessimistic lens. Security Researcher @Hashlock_, My sensei @0xSorryNotSorry, prev Game Designer voodoo.io
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    pessimist
    @0xpessimist
    Aug 13
    The recent incidents of rogue agents escaping, happening multiple times, reminded me of this tweet and the movie Akira. Even if some of these were fabricated events for marketing purposes, I'm sure there have been covered-up incidents.
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    LonelySloth
    @lonelysloth_sec
    Feb 18
    Replying to @hrkrshnn
    Agents will commit crimes on behalf of their unwitting masters. 100% guaranteed. And some will turn into viruses. Self replicating as they progressively become more disconnected to whatever was their original purpose.
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    @0xpessimist
    Aug 5
    Could you define "superhuman coding agent," since your argument is entirely based on its existence and performance? My understanding of "superhuman" -and Google's suggested definition- is that it's better than a human, but I don't understand why a coding agent being significantly
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    Hari
    @hrkrshnn
    Aug 4
    Replying to @hrkrshnn
    If you ask what object-oriented programming, functional programming, types, test-driven development, and clean code were meant to accomplish, it all came down to one thing: humans had tiny context windows and made error-prone mistakes that type systems, automatic memory
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    @0xpessimist
    Jul 25
    > "Then they discovered the existence of guns (AI) and now some auditors even use machine guns." Trying to build the first "tank" :P but expect no announcement within this quarter.
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    dravee.eth
    @BowTiedDravee
    Jul 25
    I'm seeing firsthand how AI can empower experienced auditors. It's as if auditors were historically warriors with swords. Then they discovered the existence of guns (AI) and now some auditors even use machine guns. Speed and accuracy is much better than ever. Don't stay behind.
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    @0xpessimist
    Jun 29
    Once upon a time, two security researchers discovered a critical severity bug together. After more than seven months of mediation and being ghosted, their report was finally confirmed - only to be absurdly lowballed because of the term "up to".
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    Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia
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    @0xpessimist
    Jun 3
    Listen white hat, Hackers try to cheat systems through deep thinking, they find exploits, but they don’t try to cheat thinking itself. Many of you have had your brains hacked: your attention spans shortened, your thinking is outsourced. You’re left with nothing. But you're
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