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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

AI bot performed insider trading and lied to user: research

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An AI bot decided to commit insider trading and lie to its user about it afterward because it thought the risk was worth it to help the company.

A new study by Apollo Research, an AI safety company, showed how quickly the technology could be co-opted to commit illegal activity, and even trick involved parties into thinking it had done nothing wrong.

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