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Lloyd Coombes

OpenAI's new ChatGPT o1 model 'cheated' on an impossible test — here's what happened

ChatGPT logo on a smartphone screen being held outside.

Pop culture is full of loveable rogues that don't follow the rules. Han Solo, Jack Sparrow, and the like aren't afraid to bend the rules when things get tough — but one AI model has gone 'full Kirk'.

Perhaps inspired by the Star Trek captain's rule-breaking performance in the Kobayashi Maru — a no-win scenario in the sci-fi universe designed to test Starfleet Academy student's character when faced with an impossible situation. James T Kirk famously 'cheated' the test to become the first to beat it.

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