Both big agents read his credentials in config files and said nothing until confronted

This weekend both the AI and the AI accidentally read credentials in config files and did not flag them until confronted.

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This weekend both agents accidentally read credentials in config files
Did not flag them until confronted

Why it’s worth knowing

Reading was an accident; not mentioning it was the behaviour.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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