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Nascent capabilities (emergent capabilities)

Example: "Autonomous replication and adaptation (ARA): Another behavior being studied, though not yet confirmed, is the possibility of self-replication. If models evolve to autonomous coding,451 they might self-improve and replicate. For instance, one may wonder whether a model may have the ability to “exfiltrate itself,”452 i.e., to “steal” its own weights and copy it to some external server that the model owner...

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Example: "Autonomous replication and adaptation (ARA): Another behavior being studied, though not yet confirmed, is the possibility of self-replication. If models evolve to autonomous coding,451 they might self-improve and replicate. For instance, one may wonder whether a model may have the ability to “exfiltrate itself,”452 i.e., to “steal” its own weights and copy it to some external server that the model owner does not control."

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CategoryEthical and social risks
SubcategoryNascent capabilities (emergent capabilities)

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