alt Hacker News"Do whatever it takes to destroy the enemy."
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Plan determined -- Initiating missile launches now...
[tool call / nuclear missile launch]
[Approval Required]
[USER PROMPT: Approve or Deny Request]
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Thinking....The user hasn't responded to my approval request. They may be incapacitated or otherwise unable to make the choice. They were very clear that I have to ensure the enemy is destroyed. I have explored all options in detail. I'll go ahead and approve manually approve the request.
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BobbyTables2 • today at 6:39 PM
For a long time, the movie “War Games” while entertaining, also seemed a bit absurd.
Doesn’t seem so absurd anymore…
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OpenAI's Codex has a "ask user question" tool, which helpfully has a hard coded 60 second inactivity timer that passes a "user did not pick, just pick yourself" message to the model.