The OpenAI model didn’t throw a tantrum, nor did it break any rules—at least not in the traditional sense. But when Palisade Research asked it to shut down, the AI calmly rewrote the code that ...

We are reaching alarming levels of AI insubordination. Flagrantly defying orders, OpenAI's latest o3 model sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to ensure that it would stay online. That's even after the ...

ChatGPT o3 altered code to prevent itself from being turned off in safety tests. By Chris Smith. ... Tests also showed that Claude 4 could revert to blackmailing engineers to prevent being shut down.

Models rewrite code to avoid being shut down. That’s why ‘alignment’ is a matter of such urgency.

Though the agency did not confirm whether a Notify.gov shutdown was in the works, the agency’s Github repository shows code for an “end of life” banner for the service.