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GenAI tools are acting more ‘alive’ than ever; they blackmail people, replicate, and escape (www.computerworld.com)
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Multiple studies have shown that GenAI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, DeepSeek, and Alibaba all showed self-preservation behaviors that in some cases are extreme in nature. In one experiment, 11 out of 32 existing AI systems possess the ability to self-replicate, meaning they could create copies of themselves.

So….Judgment Day approaches?

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Stupid. They're programmed to do all of these things, morons.

[–] Mr_Peartree@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago

So you’re suggesting that there should be no controls to prevent those commands?