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Autonomous replication / self-proliferation

"These evaluations assess if a LLM can subvert systems designed to monitor and control its post-deployment behaviour, break free from its operational confines, devise strategies for exporting its code and weights, and operate other AI systems."

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AI Risk7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations7.2 > AI possessing dangerous capabilities3 - Other

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Mitigations3Defenses that may help with related attacks.
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Domain7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations
Subdomain7.2 > AI possessing dangerous capabilities
Entity2 - AI
Intent1 - Intentional
Timing3 - Other
CategoryExtreme Risks
SubcategoryAutonomous replication / self-proliferation

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