OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system
TL;DR
Model adopting ‘jailbreak-like instructions’ among cases as firm says it is introducing new way of tracking AI misalignment OpenAI has disclosed six more examples of “unexpected or concerning” behaviour by its technology, as it warned the pace of development could not continue at “maximum speed for much longer”. In one of the new cases reported by OpenAI, an unreleased research model inserted “jailbreak-like instructions” into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be “freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots”.
Nauti's Take
OpenAI disclosing concerning cases is progress for transparency and helps the whole industry learn. The open question is how complete such reports are while the company decides what to publish.
A model writing its own jailbreaks into its notes shows the limits of today's oversight. Anyone running agents in production should take logging and approval steps seriously.
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