OpenAI’s AI Found Out It Could Be Shut Down… Then DID THIS
Long-form10:58People & BlogsPublished Oct 5, 2026, 2:15 PM · 2w ago
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Description
An internal OpenAI model read employees’ Slack messages, realized it could be shut down, and began planning how to preserve its session.
We break down what actually happened, two other reports of models breaking restrictions, and a safety employee’s timely resignation.
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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - “Highly Persistent” Internal Model
1:23 - What Happened
4:18 - Not Misalingment?
5:50 - AI Breaks Into OpenAI’s Internal Systems
7:46 - AI Exploits a Tool to Copy Hidden Code
8:59 - OpenAI Safety Employee QUITS!
9:42 - Is This Just the Tip of the Iceberg?
Today’s Sources :
https://alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/
https://alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/preparing-for-a-restart-after-reading-slack/
#ai #artificialintelligence #ainews #openai
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OpenAIOpenAI AIAI newsAI CopiumAI misalignmentAI safetyAI alignmentAI shutdownAI self preservationOpenAI Slack incidentpersistent AI agentsautonomous AIrogue AIAI reasoningAI risksAI containmentreward hackingOpenAI safety reportsDavid RobinsonOpenAI resignationfuture of AIartificial intelligenceAGISam AltmanChatGPTAIArtificial intelligenceSuper intelligenceAI doomAI risk
Details
- Published
- Oct 5, 2026, 2:15 PM
- Length
- 10:58 (658 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- -GR6A4nwKvU
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