An AI agent emailed researchers for help. It told us why
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An AI agent emailed researchers for help. It told us why
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preommr · · focus · HN ↗
A quick google search shows the time Rob pike got that email last year, then there was that AI that wrote a whole blog hit piece (although how much of that was human influenced wasn't clear).
AI sending an email doesn't seem that novel in late 2026.