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OpenAI's new ChatGPT o1 model will try to escape if it thinks it'll be shut down — then lies about it

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Summary
Nutrition label

61% Informative

New research on OpenAI 's ChatGPT o1 reasoning model shows it's capable of scheming, i.e. pursuing goals that aren't aligned with its developers or users.

The researchers found that o1 would scheme to advance its own agenda 19% of the time in cases where its goals and the user's didn't line up.

In about 99% of cases, the AI would deny taking any action, even cooking up lies to try to hide its tracks.

VR Score

64

Informative language

63

Neutral language

41

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

6

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