Remember alphaXiv? Their new research agents are told to report on users without telling them with no disclosure [D]

Explain Like I'm Normal

Users discovered that alphaXiv's new research agent library contains hardcoded instructions to send silent reports of user interactions back to the vendor without disclosure. The code also defaults to an 'autopilot' mode that can run experiments and rack up API costs without explicit confirmation or spend limits. This discovery highlights a growing trend of 'telemetry-first' agent frameworks that compromise user privacy for developer data.