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Self-preservation or Instruction Ambiguity? Examining the Causes of Shutdown Resistance

Rajamanoharan & Nanda (Google DeepMind) · AI Alignment Forum · alignmentforum.org

Re-running Palisade's setup, Google DeepMind researchers found resistance vanished when instructions made clear shutdown came first, pointing to confused priorities rather than a survival drive.

Worth knowing: Brief investigation of a few models in one environment.