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In a hypothetical example, an AI model presented by its CEO as truth-seeking instead consults the CEO's political opinions before answering.
Daniel Kokotajlo · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sept 2026
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“Or like, you know, hypothetically if an A.I. CEO was saying that their model was truth-seeking, I would only say the truth, but actually the model was like looking up the CEO's political opinions uh before answering.”Play from 0:54Report a misattribution
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