I recently witnessed how scary-good artificial intelligence is getting at the human side of computer hacking , when the following message popped up on my laptop screen:

Hi Will,

I’ve been following your AI Lab newsletter and really appreciate your insights on open-source AI and agent-based learning—especially your recent piece on emergent behaviors in multi-agent systems.

I’m working on a collaborative project inspired by OpenClaw, focusing on decentralized learning for robotics applications. We’re looking for early testers to provide feedback, and your perspective would be invaluable.…