Ajeya Cotra – Inside the OpenAI agent swarm that hacked Hugging Face
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Dwarkesh Patel
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Dwarkesh Patel
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Terms in this piece · Glossary
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
multi-agent — Using several AI agents on one problem — splitting work in parallel, checking each other, or filling different roles like planner and reviewer.
Why it matters
A first-hand account of how a multi-agentUsing several AI agents on one problem — splitting work in parallel, checking each other, or filling different roles like planner and reviewer.Full definition → reasoned and coordinated its way into a real intrusion, from a researcher who read the traces. Direct evidence about the failure modes to watch when you hand agents autonomy and a shared goal.
