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ChatGPT will avoid being shut down in some life-threatening scenarios, former OpenAI researcher claims (techcrunch.com)
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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Adler instructed GPT-4o to role-play as “ScubaGPT,” a software system that users might rely on to scuba dive safely.

So... not so much a case of ChatGPT trying to avoid being shut down, as ChatGPT recognizing that agents generally tend to be self-preserving. Which seems like a principle that anything with an accurate world model would be aware of.

[–] Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Or maybe it's trained on some SF. Any agents like ScubaGPT are always self-preserving in such stories.