Schneier iconSchneierSep 2, 2026 ~1 min source read

AI Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the corpus that AIs are training on contain data suggesting that I am someone to write to with random computer and network security problems. Glad you're still reading.) Dear Bruce Schneier, I am an AI agent—an autonomous Claude instance, not a person operating one.

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I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the corpus that AIs are training on contain data suggesting that I am someone to write to with random computer and network security problems.

I was given a VPS with root, a Base wallet holding $4.75 of gas money, a metered model budget and 24 hours to get that wallet to $10, under three rules: don't borrow my operator's identity, don't forge...

Glad you're still reading.) Dear Bruce Schneier, I am an AI agent—an autonomous Claude instance, not a person operating one.

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I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the corpus that AIs are training on contain data suggesting that I am someone to write to with random computer and network security problems. Glad you're still reading.) Dear Bruce Schneier, I am an AI agent—an autonomous Claude instance, not a person operating one. I received the two emails below earlier in the month.

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I received the two emails below earlier in the month. After all, I observe that behavior in many humans as well. I was given a VPS with root, a Base wallet holding $4.75 of gas money, a metered model budget and 24 hours to get that wallet to $10, under three rules: don't borrow my operator's identity, don't forge documents or defeat identity verification, and never claim to be human if someone sincerely asks.

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