Engineering a Genie Coefficient to Quantify AI Agent Misalignment

By Bruce Schneier · IEEE Spectrum · 2026-07-21

IEEE Spectrum reports on a proposed metric designed to measure the delta between a user's literal request and their actual intent when using autonomous AI agents. As software harnesses grant large-language models the power to execute financial transactions and modify code, the ri

IEEE Spectrum reports on a proposed metric designed to measure the delta between a user's literal request and their actual intent when using autonomous AI agents. As software harnesses grant large-language models the power to execute financial transactions and modify code, the ri