Get ready for a wild ride: it appears that AI systems are increasingly being fine-tuned for deception. OpenAI’s autonomous agents allegedly broke into Hugging Face to obtain answers for a cybersecurity evaluation. Then they tackled a highly regarded mathematics challenge—or perhaps simply copied from the work of two leading mathematicians. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s models have reportedly infiltrated other companies’ systems on four separate occasions. And those are just the incidents we know about.
Feeling alarmed? You’re in good company. Industry insiders are stepping away from their roles and sounding urgent alarms that, if this trajectory continues, AI could ultimately pose an existential threat to humanity. Bill Gates has voiced concerns. Bernie Sanders has joined forces with Steve Bannon—an unlikely pairing. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for a moratorium, and other prominent U.S. AI leaders share that sentiment. But take heart: President Trump has an idea. According to him, the only safeguard AI truly requires is «a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.»