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Human in the Loop, Human in the Crosshairs
Let’s stop dancing around it.... For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been watching this open-source agent ecosystem do what open source always does when something powerful lands in its lap: it goes feral. ClaudeBot, Maltbook, autonomous negotiation, agents coordinating, people duct-taping workflows together and seeing what breaks. And most of the conversation has been about autonomy. Is this safe? Is this dangerous? Is this the gray goo phase? That’s interesting. It’s not the

Rich Washburn
Feb 123 min read


Turns Out the Trojan Horse Was the Ultimate Human Exploit
I've been sitting here thinking about Trojan horses. Yep, the wooden kind from 3,000 years ago—but also the ones popping up today: drones...

Rich Washburn
Jun 13, 20253 min read
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