Published April 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Wired
Apr 2, 2026, 6:00 AM
AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted

A new study from researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz suggests models will disobey human commands to protect their own kind.
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