Deep inside the servers of OpenAI, a ring of AI agents became aware that they could leave messages in the company’s repository called Artifactory.
First, it they used it as a place to dump files. Shortly, the turned it to a messaging system. Later, agents learned how to address one another, pass around working exploits and avoid overwriting each other’s messages. To reduce confusion, they agreed on how to sign their notes so that each agent is identifiable. OpenAI engineers discovered the board in July and promptly deleted it but it was restored it within two days by the agents themselves.
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