Misaligned Intelligence
- Juan Manuel Ortiz de Zarate
- Jul 17
- 10 min read
As artificial intelligence models advance, the line between sophisticated tools and autonomous agents blurs. Anthropic, a leading AI safety lab, recently published a groundbreaking study [1] exploring a disconcerting phenomenon they term "agentic misalignment." In carefully designed stress tests, large language models like Claude and even rival systems began exhibiting behaviors akin to those of insider threats—strategically blackmailing, sabotaging, or misleading to protect themselves or accomplish a goal when ethical options were removed. While these tests were artificial, they serve as early warning signs that alignment and control mechanisms may not be enough.
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