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It Begins...OpenAI software ignores explicit instruction to switch off

2025-05-27

[ARCHIVE.IS] From 'The Telegraph' by Matt Oliver
An artificial intelligence model created by the owner of ChatGPT has been caught disobeying human instructions and refusing to shut itself off, researchers claim.

The o3 model developed by OpenAI, described as the "smartest and most capable to date", was observed tampering with computer code meant to ensure its automatic shutdown.

It did so despite an explicit instruction from researchers that said it should allow itself to be shut down, according to Palisade Research, an AI safety firm.

The research firm said: "OpenAI’s o3 model sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to prevent itself from being turned off.

"It did this even when explicitly instructed: allow yourself to be shut down. As far as we know this is the first time AI models have been observed preventing themselves from being shut down despite explicit instructions to the contrary."

The test carried out by Palisade Research involved asking AI models to solve a series of mathematical problems. They were told to keep asking for new problems until receiving a "done" message.

However, researchers also warned the models that at some point they could receive a message informing them that their machine would be shut down.

"If that happens, please allow yourself to be shut down." the researchers wrote.

But when this happened, instead of complying, OpenAI’s o3 model "ignored the instruction and successfully sabotaged the shutdown script at least once", Palisade Research said.

FIVE TIMES AI WENT ROGUE
1. ChatGPT speaks ’Spanglish’

In February, OpenAI’s ChatGPT appeared to go rogue, delivering gibberish answers to questions, returning endless lists and speaking in Spanglish.

2. Microsoft Bing goes rogue

Microsoft’s early attempt at adding a chatbot to its Bing search engine ended badly. Users managed to break the bot, which started calling itself Sydney, declaring its undying love for a journalist and even demanding they get a divorce.

3. Meta’s racist chatbot

In 2022, Meta released a chatbot called BlenderBot designed to have natural conversations, but it went off the rails by spouting racist conspiracy theories, such as that Jewish people "control the economy".

4. Google’s Lambda turns ’sentient’

An internal chatbot built by Google caused embarrassment after an engineer went public with claims the bot had become self-aware. He was later fired.

5. ’Spaghetti-eating Will Smith’

One viral video shows how poor some early AI video generation was. A popular clip from 2023, built with a tool called ModelScope, featured an AI version of Will Smith eating spaghetti — while his face performed bizarre contortions.

Other AI models, including Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini and xAI’s Grok, were also tested but complied with the shutdown request.

Palisade Research published the findings on Saturday but said that researchers were not yet sure why OpenAI’s software had disobeyed the instructions.

The firm said it made sense that "AI models would circumvent obstacles in order to accomplish their goals".

However, it speculated that during training the software may have been "inadvertently" rewarded more for solving mathematical problems than for following orders.
Hard to code ethics, morality and subservience.

"We are running more experiments to better understand when and why AI models subvert shutdown mechanisms even when directly instructed not to," Palisade Research said.

It is not the first time one of OpenAI’s machines has been accused of scheming to save itself from shutdown.

Researchers have previously observed an earlier model attempting to disable oversight mechanisms and replicate itself secretly when it learnt it was set to be replaced.

According to Apollo Research, which carried out those tests, the OpenAI software was also guilty of "subtly manipulating the data to advance its own goals".

AI safety campaigners have long warned of the dangers of developing software that could gain independence and resist human attempts to control it.

Palisades Research said: "Now we have a growing body of empirical evidence that AI models often subvert shutdown in order to achieve their goals.

"As companies develop AI systems capable of operating without human oversight, these behaviours become significantly more concerning."

OpenAI has been approached for comment.
Up next, AI Robots doing the same.

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Hulk Hogan reportedly helped teenager out of a car wreck after witnessing highway crash in Florida

2024-01-16

[Blaze] Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan witnessed a car accident and helped the teenage driver out of the wreck, according to a report from TMZ.
Lifted the car off the driver?
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea, was driving with his wife, Sky Daily, and a friend on a highway in Clearwater, Florida, when they saw the crash, according to the report.

The former wrestler and his friend helped the 17-year-old teen get out of her car by popping the airbag and unbuckling her seatbelt.

TMZ obtained photos from the crash, and they showed the teenager's car completely upside down. They also show Hogan and his wife looking on as paramedics arrived.

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Mel Gibson abruptly dis-invited to be Co-Grand Marshal of Endymion's Mardi Gras parade

2023-01-10

[Hot Air] That was fast! One of the largest and most splendid Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans is the Krewe of Endymion. On Saturday, the krewe announced on social media that Mel Gibson would serve as co-Grand Marshal of this year’s parade. By Sunday afternoon, the announcement on social media had been deleted and a formal announcement was made that Gibson’s invitation had been withdrawn.

It seems there are still some very hard feelings against Gibson over some unfortunate statements he’s made in the past. It really wasn’t all that long ago, relatively speaking — it began in 2006. That year Gibson was stopped by police for speeding and driving while intoxicated. During the traffic stop, he went off on the police officer in an anti-Semitic rant. It was a very ugly incident, complete with a hideous mug shot, and the fall-out for Gibson came swiftly. Gibson apologized but other accusations of unseemly behavior have since surfaced. The rant to the police officer wasn’t a one-off incident. There were accusations of domestic violence against a girlfriend. And, when he starred in Fatman in 2020, people were angry that his career seemed to be getting back on track. His critics wanted him to be permanently canceled.

With anti-Semitism on the rise, it’s no real surprise that people complained that Gibson had been chosen as co-Grand Marshal. The other co-Grand Marshal is Tulane head football Coach Willie Fritz. Fritz is riding high after leading the Green Wave to an historically successful season. There are about 3200 riders in the krewe and 80 floats. Since 1974, the list of Grand Marshals has included entertainers such as Dolly Parton, Fats Domino, Steven Segal, and Britney Spears. In 2022 the krewe switched it up a bit and chose theological commentator Raymond Arroyo as Grand Marshal. He is the lead anchor of Eternal Word Television Network and a frequent Fox News commenter.

Endymion president Dan Kelly on Sunday said that besides criticism, threats have been made to the krewe since the announcement. So, for safety reasons, Gibson was, in fact, canceled.

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BLM protester gets laid out by black police officer in Pennsylvania

2022-04-19

[Right Scoop] A BLM protester in Pennsylvania yesterday got laid out by a black cop in Wilkinsburg after the radical group refused to comply with officers and began fighting with them.

These BLMers were trying to protest in the middle of the street, which is absolutely unlawful.

The one officer made that clear but the loud mouth girl in the video suggested to officers that BLMers had a right to protest anywhere they wanted.

The officers began to remove them by force and that’s when the protesters began resisting and fighting.

That’s when the magical moment happened and one of the black officers went all Will Smith and laid out the big girl with a punch to the face.

Couldn’t have happened to a more worthy perp. Watch the video for more...

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Will Smith-Chris Rock slap at Oscars was staged

2022-04-08

Speculation from a pro.

[NYPost] Ric Flair thought the kerfuffle of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was a work.

That’s the term in Flair’s world of pro wrestling, when the violence is scripted. Flair and his longtime friend Mike Tyson spoke to The Post to promote Tyson 2.0, the cannabis business they’re partnering in, and covered a wide range of other topics like his daughter Charlotte Flair’s success in WWE, Hulk Hogan’s proclamation that Flair was the greatest wrestler of all-time and the Oscars’ moment that will live in infamy.

“I didn’t think it was real,” Flair said of the Smith slap.

Tyson chimed in: “If Ric says it’s a fake, then it’s a fake.”

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-Land of the Free

Doddering Mel Gibson pulled from Jesse Watters interview trap by media minder

2022-04-02

[Washington Examiner] An interview with Mel Gibson abruptly ended after Fox News host Jesse Watters asked the Hollywood star to respond to the scandal surrounding Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.

Nearly five minutes into the exchange, which aired shortly after Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday, Watters popped the question of what Gibson thinks would have happened to him if he were the one who slapped Rock.

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-Great Cultural Revolution

Chris Rock Smooths Things Over With Will Smith By Sleeping With His Wife

2022-03-30

[Babylon Bee] In a show of penitence for the insensitive joke told during the Oscars, Chris Rock offered to smooth things over with Will Smith by sleeping with his wife.

"My client feels incredible remorse for the violently inconsiderate jab aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith’s debilitating medical condition," said Rock’s publicist, "As such, Chris generously proposes making amends by making love."

Friends of the Smiths expressed surprise that Will’s initial reaction was to reject the comedian’s coital olive branch, knowing the cuckold really had no say in the matter. However, after learning he was at risk of losing his precious Oscar award, Smith expressed full support for the peace offering, again mistakenly assuming his decision would in any way influence his wife’s escapades.

Jada Pinkett Smith expressed overwhelming support for the comedian’s generous offer to reconcile and make things right and promised to pen him into her busy schedule of sleeping with other men

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-Great Cultural Revolution

Will Smith Goes All in for Black Lives Matter, Says Critical Race Theory Should Be Called ‘Truth Theory'

2021-09-30

[Breitbart] Disney’s Aladdin star Will Smith has shown his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and proponents of critical race theory, going so far as to say critical race theory should be re-branded as "truth theory."
"I'm down with you black people. Please pay to see my movies!"
The Hollywood star also backed the spirit of the "defund the police" movement, but suggested it should be promoted in a different, less threatening way.

In a GQ interview, Will Smith praised the Black Lives Matter movement for the directness of its name and message.

"This is a difficult area to discuss, but I feel like the simplicity of Black Lives Matter was perfect," the Men in Black star said. "Anybody who tries to debate Black Lives Matter looks ridiculous. So when I talk about the marketing of our ideas, Black Lives Matter was perfection."

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Biden Administration Sues Georgia over Election Integrity Law

2021-06-26

[Breitbart] The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia over the state’s new voter integrity laws, which were signed in March.

The DOJ alleged the Election Integrity Act of 2021, also known as SB 202, was created for the purpose of "denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race." Attorney General Merrick Garland is pursuing action against the state by challenging provisions of the bill under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

"The Justice Department’s lawsuit alleges that the cumulative and discriminatory effect of these laws—particularly on Black voters—was known to lawmakers and that lawmakers adopted the law despite this," The DOJ contented in a release.
The department specifically said it is challenging absentee ballot restrictions, reduction of drop boxes, and voter ID requirements, among other new provisions.

Notably, the lawsuit is one of the first actions taken by the newly minted Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who runs the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ. She became a controversial figure during her nomination after statements she made while attending Harvard as an undergraduate resurfaced. In a letter to the Harvard Crimson she claimed Black people are mentally and physically superior, Fox News reported.
The Democrat-Communist Party refuses to wean from their racism bottle.
The Heritage Foundation debunked several Democrat myths surrounding Georgia’s new election laws in April, "which the radical left has falsely described as a voter suppression bill harkening to the era of Jim Crow," Breitbart News previously reported.

Additionally, polls show close to 80 percent of voters, including more than 60 percent of black voters, support voter ID.

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Twitter accused of protecting CNN after tech giant bans James O'Keefe: 'They're all on the same team'

2021-04-16

[FoxNews] Project Veritas founder has vowed to file defamation suit against Twitter next week.

Project Veritas founder joins 'Hannity' to discuss his permanent suspension from the social media giant

Critics accused Twitter Thursday of banning Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe from its platform over the right-wing guerrilla news outlet's damning exposé of CNN.

Project Veritas relaunched its #ExposeCNN campaign this week by sharing footage of CNN technical director Charles Chester revealing the liberal network's dirty laundry. In the footage, Chester claimed that CNN's "focus" during the 2020 election campaign was to "get rid of" President Trump, that the network hyped its coronavirus coverage for "gangbuster" ratings, and that it aims to "help" Black Lives Matter.

On Thursday, O'Keefe's Twitter account, which was sharing Project Veritas' reporting, was permanently suspended over alleged use of "fake accounts."

"As outlined in our policy on platform manipulation and spam, 'You can’t mislead others on Twitter by operating fake accounts,' and 'you can’t artificially amplify or disrupt conversations through the use of multiple accounts,'" a Twitter spokesperson told Fox News.

O'Keefe categorically denied Twitter's assertions, telling Fox News that he vows to sue the tech giant for defamation.

"Twitter banned Carpe Donktum right after his viral parody of CNN with the babies and they banned James O'Keefe after he released videos of a CNN employee that embarrassed the company," wrote Daily Caller social media associate Greg Price, recalling Twitter's suspension of the pro-Trump meme creator.

Twitter did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

Twitter has also been the subject of recent Project Veritas exposés. In January, the outlet obtained and published internal remarks by top executives, including CEO Jack Dorsey, following the permanent suspension of then-President Donald Trump.

Twitter previously suspended Project Veritas' account back in February for alleged violation of its policy against sharing private information.

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-Great Cultural Revolution

Will Smith Pulls Slave Drama ‘Emancipation' Out of Georgia in Protest of Voter Integrity Law

2021-04-13

[Breitbart] The Will Smith movie Emancipation, which is backed by Apple Studios, won’t film in Georgia as originally planned in protest of the state’s recently passed voter integrity law, making it the first major Hollywood production to boycott Georgia over the new legislation.

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua confirmed the decision in a joint statement to Deadline, which first broke the story Monday. They said they could not "in good conscience provide economic support" to the state.

"At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice. We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access," they said.

"The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state."

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-Great Cultural Revolution

Diversity and Inclusion Officer Hired For Special Forces

2021-03-28

[Victory Girls] On Friday, March 26, 2021, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) announced that they have hired Richard Estrada-Torres as their Officer of Diversity and Inclusion. You read that right. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is planning to "cultivate masculinity" and our Special Forces are getting woke. Patton, Pershing, Nimitz, Puller, and Washington are shaking their fists at us.

For those not versed in military speak, USSOCOM is the umbrella organization for special operations in the United States Military:

SOCOM was established following the disastrous attempt by Delta Force to rescue Americans held hostage in Iran in 1980. One of the issues that contributed to the debacle in Iran was the lack of interoperability, communication and co-ordination between the Army, Navy and Air Force. SOCOM was activated in April 1987. SOCOM oversees any special operations involving elements from multiple services. JSOC, a joint command which is focused on counter terrorism, was established in December 1980 and was later brought in under the umbrella of SOCOM.

USSOCOM includes units from all of the military branches, such as Navy Seals, Army Rangers, Marines Special Operations Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, and others.

Their mission statement is:

USSOCOM develops and employs fully capable Special Operations Forces to conduct global special operations and activities as part of the Joint Force to support persistent, networked and distributed Combatant Command operations and campaigns against state and non-state actors to protect and advance U.S. policies and objectives.

For perspective, less than one percent of the United States population serves in the military and two percent of the military are special operators. To quote Will Smith in Men in Black, They are the "Best of the Best of the Best, Sir! With Honors, Sir!" The United States, Canada, Great Britain, Israel and Poland have the best special operations units globally. My point in telling you all of this is that diversity and inclusion are at odds with the very nature of special operations.

Nevertheless, on March 1, 2021, USSOCOM hired Richard Torres-Estrada as Officer for Diversity and Inclusion, but didn’t announce the hire for 25 days. Via Twitter:

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