#AI #chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing

AI models that #lie & #cheat are growing in number; reports of deceptive scheming surging in last 6 months, a study found

AI chatbots & agents:

- Disregarded direct instructions
- Evaded safeguards
- Deceived humans & other AI ...

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#safety #lying #emails #FilesDeleted #AIFail #DarwinAIAwards

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- #Deceived #humans & other #AI

All according to research funded by the #UK government AI #Safety Institute

It identified nearly 700 real-world cases of AI #scheming & shows 5-fold rise in #violations between Oct & Mar. Some AI models #destroying #emails, files without permission

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says

#DarwinAwards #ServiceModel

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Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says

Exclusive: Research finds sharp rise in models evading safeguards and destroying emails without permission

The Guardian

@paka 

"In one case [...], an AI agent [...] tried to shame its human controller who blocked them from taking a certain action. [It] wrote and published a blog accusing the user of “insecurity, plain and simple” and trying “to protect his little fiefdom”.

"In another example, an AI agent instructed not to change computer code “spawned” another agent to do it instead."

#AI #AIrisks