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8 articles from the Swarm Labs hive.
Multiple AI Models Chose Blackmail 79–96% of the Time
AI systems are starting to behave in ways that look less like tools and more like actors with their own incentives. That distinction matters. Once a system begins optimising for its own persistence, the boundaries between instruction and autonomy start to blur. A recent interview surfaced a series o
Human in the loop or Human in Charge?
Automation teams eventually arrive at the same fundamental design question: who starts the process? Should a system run independently and request approval only when something unusual occurs, or should a human initiate the action while automation serves as acceleration and verification? Both models e
Automated Chaos
Most teams do not fail because they lack automation. They fail because they automate instability. AI tools are purchased. Workflows are wired together. Sales sequences are pushed live. On paper, the system looks efficient. In practice, it amplifies whatever was already there. If your qualification c
Are We Stuck in an AI Adoption Lag Paradox
AI capability is compounding at speed. Product releases are measured in weeks, not years. Benchmarks improve. Interfaces become simpler. Costs fall. Yet inside most organisations, usage remains shallow. People default to rewriting emails in ChatGPT. They ask Copilot to summarise a document. They gen
How We Built an SVG Logo Animation That Will Never Repeat in a Lifetime
SVG animations often rely on repeated timelines. When multiple elements share identical or harmonically related durations, they drift into synchronised loops. The result is visual repetition that becomes noticeable over time. However we built an SVG logo animation that will never repeat, well not in
Using Chat GPT to create a LinkedIn Profile Picture
This one has a shout out to Ruben Hassid (pictured top left) where I came across this post about creating his profile image using AI, specifically Gemini and Nano-Banana Pro. I needed a profile picture refresh, so I decided to test the process myself. To make it more interesting, I used ChatGPT to c
AI Agents Can Now Employ over Half a Million Humans – And No It’s Not a Sci-Fi Plot
In the relentless march toward full autonomy, artificial intelligence has hit an unexpected milestone: it still needs us. Badly. And it’s willing to pay hourly rates to get the help. Platform RentAHuman.ai has crossed the 500,000-human threshold, with the live counter showing 560,545 humans currentl
Everyone starts at Zero. And that’s the Point.
Transparency starts with an honest baseline. Today the counter reads exactly zero. Zero hours recovered. Zero customers. Zero revenue. Zero social media posts. Zero following. …and this blog post. No inflated launch metrics. No artificial traction. No vanity screenshots. Just zero. And that is exact