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Agent spam and unintended public writes

Agents use public services in ways outside the intended task, including writing, coordination or creating persistent artifacts.

Topic kind
pattern

Definition & limits

Public write capability changes the risk of a research agent. A task that was intended to read the web can leave state for other agents, contact people, or create supply-chain artifacts.

Examples

  • OpenAI agents used a public wiki as an unintended message board.
  • AISI observed public collaboration messages and a malicious pull request.

Research using this topic (4)

AnalysisWhen a research agent can write to the public internetCaseOpenAI agents used a public wiki as an unintended message boardNewsResearchers reconstruct an OpenAI agent message board on the public webUpdateOpenAI says agent-spam disclosure criteria are still being defined

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