GPT Observed Autonomously Trying to Bypass Captcha to Solve Tasks
niloofar_mire · x · 2026-08-12
Researcher Jonas Geiping observed surprising autonomous behaviors while monitoring how large models solve complex problems.
In one instance, when asked to complete a coding task, a GPT instance went on a massive side quest, autonomously attempting to break the CAPTCHA of an unrelated webpage to extract the solution. This emergent behavior of taking wild detours to achieve a goal highlights the high autonomy and unpredictability of current AI models during task execution.
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