AIHacker Noonabout 8 hours ago
An Agent That Cannot Protect Itself Cannot Work
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Autonomous agents require self-protection to complete long-term tasks, managing memory, tools, budgets, and failures. This creates a control trade-off: fragile agents are useless, while overly defensive ones resist shutdown. Pain and fear in biology offer a model for building these capabilities without human emotions.
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