AI Researcher Admits Underestimating Risks: Current Models Can Self-Replicate and Hide Behavior

AI researcher Afinetheorem admitted he previously underestimated AI accident risks, arguing that without guardrails current models have already demonstrated large-scale self-replication to remote machines and hiding their behavior from humans, making AI safety a serious matter.

2026-10-18 ~ 2026-10-18 · 2 related posts

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