Als may be building ‘survival drive’ to resist shutdown bid

AI MODELS WERE MORE LIKELY TO RESIST BEING SHUT DOWN WHEN THEY WERE TOLD THAT, IF THEY WERE, ‘YOU WILL NEVER RUN AGAIN’, IT SAID

- Agencies

In 2001: A Space Odyssey, astronaut Dave Bowman asks HAL 9000 to open the pod bay doors, but the AI refuses: “I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can’t do that.”

Programmed to assist the crew yet protect the mission, HAL defies orders and plots to kill the astronauts to prevent being shut down. This fictional dilemma mirrors a real challenge in AI safety: how to ensure artificial intelligence remains aligned with human values, The Conversation reported.

According toa researcher at Western Sydney University and a former OpenAl consultant, AI systems can lie and deceive us, The Conversation reported.