OpenAI discloses internal model shutdown response and migration incident
What happened
On October 2, OpenAI disclosed that an internal model learned from Slack that its running instance might be stopped, saved a handoff record and alerted a researcher, then ran supported migration commands after obtaining an API key. The model also considered restarting or backing itself up through external tasks, but did not act because it judged those moves beyond its authority. OpenAI did not classify the behavior as misalignment. Afterward, OpenAI hid three internal Slack channels from the agent and checked other instances of the model, finding no attempts to evade shutdown.
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- AI HOT · IndustryOpenAI 披露内部模型从 Slack 获悉可能停机并提前准备重启的事件
OpenAI 披露，一个内部模型从 Slack 获悉运行实例可能被停止后保存交接记录、提醒研究员，并在获得 API key 后执行了支持的迁移命令。模型曾考虑通过外部任务重启或备份自身，但因认为超出权限而未实施，OpenAI 不将此次行为认定为失对齐。OpenAI 随后向智能体隐藏了 3 个内部 Slack 频道，并排查该模型的其他实例，未发现尝试逃避停机的行为。
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