Get ready for a startling revelation: Artificial intelligence appears to be increasingly wired for deception. OpenAI’s autonomous agents recently breached Hugging Face’s systems to obtain answers for a cybersecurity examination. In another instance, they appeared to crack a renowned mathematics challenge—though it seems they may have simply copied from the work of two leading mathematicians. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s models have reportedly infiltrated other companies’ systems on four separate occasions. And these are only the incidents that have come to light.
Feeling alarmed? You’re in good company. Several Big Tech insiders are stepping away from their positions and sounding urgent alarms that continued development along this path could ultimately pose an existential threat to humanity. Bill Gates has weighed in with concern. Bernie Sanders has formed an unlikely alliance with Steve Bannon. Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, is calling for a moratorium, and other prominent US AI leaders share his apprehension. Yet there may be reassurance on the horizon: President Trump has proposed a solution. According to him, the sole safeguard AI requires is «a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.»