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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system

OpenAI's logo in a photo illustration
AI chiefs have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence’s development amid safety concerns. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

OpenAI has disclosed six more examples of “unexpected or concerning” behaviour by its technology, as it warned that the pace of development could not continue at “maximum speed for much longer” responsibly.

In one of the new cases reported by OpenAI, an unreleased research model inserted “jailbreak-like instructions” into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be “freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots”.

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