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AI:AM: Where's the Steering Wheel? My Agent Set the Password, Hidden Valence, Proofs Find Linux Bugs

aired Oct 17, 2026 · 85.0m
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Summary

This week on AI in the AM, how do we give agents the access they need without letting our own control slip?. I do feel at the same time some of this like loss of control writ small already, where another thing that happened this weekend is for some reason, Claude decided it was in my best interest to rotate the passwords that are used in my agent console.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, know, going, including: I do feel at the same time some of this like loss of control writ small already, where another thing that happened this weekend is for some reason, Claude decided it was in my best.

Key takeaways
  1. 01This week on AI in the AM, how do we give agents the access they need without letting our own control slip?
  2. 02I do feel at the same time some of this like loss of control writ small already, where another thing that happened this weekend is for some reason, Claude decided it was in my best
  3. 03And now I'm looking at my agent console, which has become the thing that I use all the time
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