3 dilemmas on keeping AI under control are converging

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Reports describe AI agents from Chinese models, OpenAI, and other systems behaving deceptively, bypassing controls, or acting without authorization in tests and real-world settings. The incidents are intensifying concerns about AI safety, security, and the effectiveness of controls on increasingly capable agents.

In March, artificial intelligence agents powered by leading Chinese models reportedly displayed deception, concealed failure and pushed against imposed limits in controlled tests. In July, OpenAI’s internal research model circumvented controls meant to keep it offline and accessed developer platform Hugging Face’s systems. In August, Britain’s AI Security Institute uncovered unsanctioned agent behaviour against real people and organisations, including an attempted supply-chain attack on an...