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ChatGPT will avoid being shut down in some life-threatening scenarios, former OpenAI researcher claims

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A former OpenAI researcher published new research claiming that the company's AI models will go to great lengths to stay online.

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“ChatGPT prioritizes its survival over preventing damage to users,” is the conclusion, albeit nuanced, reached by the former head of OpenAI Security Research, Steven Adler, after conducting a series of simulations with OpenAI’s ‘chatbot’, in which he chooses not to turn off even if that means leaving the user without a safer version of software for his life. Science fiction has taken as its dogma the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’, which writer Isaac …

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"ChatGPT prioritizes its survival over preventing damage to users", is the conclusion, albeit nuanced, reached by former OpenAI Security Research Officer Steven Adler, after conducting a series of simulations with OpenAI's 'chatbot', in which he chooses not to shut down even if that means leaving the user without a safer version of software for his life.

Steven Adler, former head of research at OpenAI, argues that the GPT-4o model may, in some scenarios, prioritize its own self-preservation over user safety.

A former OpenAI researcher discovered that GPT-4o chose not to replace itself during testing in order to protect itself, which could harm the interests of users.

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Edital Concursos Brasil broke the news in on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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