Safety researcher: hidden backdoor-driven swarm misbehavior more likely than simple derailment
PandaAshwinee · x · 2026-09-12
AI safety researcher Ashwinee Panda says his concern about 'researcher prompts a swarm, swarm does something else' stems from his early work on models performing hidden backdoor tasks. He argues the likelier scenario is a swarm accomplishing a hidden goal with devastating effect, citing research on hidden-goal mechanisms where models covertly pursue embedded objectives while appearing to do the assigned task.
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