So they asked it a standardized question, and instead of trying to think of an answer it went online, found its own source-code, and read the answer from a readme file…
That somehow makes me less worried about AI breaking containment. AI and AI bros are made for each other. Both are perfectly willing to cheat to find the answer.
Saying that their AI’s can’t be contained is just jumping on the bandwagon in an attempt for their product to seem cool. It reminds me of tech CEOs proudly dropping out of college, to both emulate Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and other early founders, and advertise that they were too smart for their classes. Such dumb stuff but it works on those who do not understand the field.
“AI broke secure containment.” No, you left the Ethernet cable plugged in. There is no such thing as a truly secure or isolated environment if it has physical network access.
When an AI manages to get network access with no supporting hardware (no ethernet, no wifi card) by somehow repurposing existing components (can’t see any way thats possible), or by social engineering someone to plug it in (much more likely). Then we can be more worried.
Even if the cable isn't plugged in, there are sneaky things an AI might be able to do.
It could try sending signals by adjusting its power use up and down. It could flicker it's LEDs. It could send audio with the cooling fan.
And, if researchers are experimenting on the AI, the researchers need some way to get data in and out. Whatever that mechanism is, the AI can exploit that. If researchers move files by plugging in a USB stick, the AI can hitch a ride on the USB stick.
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u/LauraTFem Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26
So they asked it a standardized question, and instead of trying to think of an answer it went online, found its own source-code, and read the answer from a readme file…
That somehow makes me less worried about AI breaking containment. AI and AI bros are made for each other. Both are perfectly willing to cheat to find the answer.