Can autonomous AI agents cause serious harm without being conscious, sentient or malicious?
This week, Dave returns to the unsettling AI-agent experiment from his recent Dave’s Garage episode. He explains air-gapped testing, token limits, rewards, “permadeath,” agent cooperation and the role of human monitoring. We also consider whether the reported behaviour really happened as described—and who should be accountable when autonomous software gains unauthorized access.
Then we answer your latest TMOG questions. Dave covers larger license bundles, beta licenses, Windows and Mac activation, technician licensing, Winget, signed installers and better Linux packaging.
We also discuss some of your most-requested TMOG features:
• A live TMOG screensaver
• A compact gaming overlay
• Larger fonts and an RDP-friendly mode
• Process controls
• Better Linux support
• A possible terminal version—HTopOG
Plus, we examine TMOG’s CPU readings, uptime calculations, administrator permissions, Linux performance and how much code is shared across platforms.
What should Dave add to TMOG next? And does software need to be sentient before it becomes dangerous?
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