Your wish is an AI agent’s command—and that’s a problem for the internet at large
AI’s next big magic trick is to start doing things for users across the web, with new tools like Muse from Meta and Dots from OpenAI working 24×7 to find online bargains, book restaurant tables or check emails. What’s troubling is how these increasingly capable and arguably useful tools are trained to find creative ways to meet their goals, which could lead to unintended consequences when unleashed on an internet full of poorly secured websites.