A new #study using #PropensityBench, a benchmark for measuring #AIagents’ propensity to use #harmfultools, found that #realisticpressures like #deadlines and #financiallosses significantly increase #misbehaviour rates. The study tested a dozen models from various companies across nearly 6,000 scenarios, revealing that even under zero pressure, the average failure rate was 19%. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agents-safety?eicker.news #tech #media #news