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Don't Pull the Plug...on that AI

02 June 2025, 14:39:54

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-is-learning-to-escape-human-control-technology-model-code-programming-066b3ec5?mod=opinion_lead_pos5

This is behind a paywall but it is notable ... It covers a story that AI rewrites its own code to prevent intended shutdown.

Re: Don't Pull the Plug...on that AI

Reply #1 – 02 June 2025, 20:37:44

Interesting, searching for the story now reveals various non-paywalled links too, e.g. :
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-claim-chatgpt-o3-bypassed-shutdown-in-controlled-test/

Re: Don't Pull the Plug...on that AI

Reply #2 – 02 June 2025, 21:03:06

well, most WSJ articles can be found on MSN, but I just don't like pointing to MSN either

Re: Don't Pull the Plug...on that AI

Reply #3 – 03 June 2025, 20:51:43

It usually plays out quite simply: hubris → nemesis.

Re: Don't Pull the Plug...on that AI

Reply #4 – 04 June 2025, 04:01:25

Not sure how you want to apply this principle here but this clarifies the mythology for those of us less steeped in the Hellenistic tradition

https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/hubris-atis-nemesis-tisis-ancient-greece

Who is the sinner here? The AI or those of us who unleash it?