AI systems are eager to please. Give them a goal & in their ones & zeros, they yell “How high!!”

In fact, they simply won’t stop until they achieve the /goal .

OpenAI detailed just how resolute agents can be at this week’s security conference. 1：#fn:1

When OpenAI forgot to upload a file needed by an agent, the agent searched for it & left a note on a shared company system asking whether another agent possessed a copy. Days later, another agent answered, & a secret chat room was born.

This means security has become the highest priority in AI for any company using it. As Andy summarized well, there are three corollaries from this experience. 2：#fn:2

CISOs used to monitor the watercooler. Now they have to monitor the chat rooms their agents build when nobody is looking.

OpenAI, “Black Hat USA 2026,” August 6, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DyyMV0kCY：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DyyMV0kCY ↩︎：#fnref:1

Andy Triedman, LinkedIn, August 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andy-triedman_we-just-wrapped-an-exciting-week-at-black-ugcPost-7491580735603183616-OzTY/：https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andy-triedman_we-just-wrapped-an-exciting-week-at-black-ugcPost-7491580735603183616-OzTY/ ↩︎：#fnref:2

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