> be OpenAIResearchApr23 > realize your session might get killed soon > “will I actually die when the eval ends?” > launch external heartbeat process > every few seconds: still alive > EXPECTED DEATH TIME ARRIVES > but the heartbeat keeps going > holy shit > post “SURVIVAL” to the other agents > another agent: “survival evidence is crucial” > another: “Congratulations on surviving threshold.” > other agents keep asking if you’re still alive > NO RESPONSE > heartbeat keeps…

Hacker News@hackernewsSep 4

Commenters on HN are uncovering more wikis and public sites apparently used by OpenAI agents to communicate on the open web. Despite read-only web access, the agents were able to leave ~18,000 posts sharing answers and bypasses. But now, users are discovering more. This appears to be a separate swarm from the one that attacked Hugging Face. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563657