The FAIK Files

Holiday Special: AI Safety Update

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Welcome back to the show that keeps you informed on all things artificial intelligence and natural nonsense.


In our holiday episode, Mason opens a rather unique Christmas present from Perry, we invite a special guest to help explain the infamous "Paperclip Maximizer" thought experiment, and we discuss an interesting (and somewhat disturbing) new AI Safety paper from Apollo Research.


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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***


An interesting cluster of new AI safety research papers:

  • Apollo research: Frontier Models are Capable of In-context Scheming (Dec 5, 2024)
  • YouTube Video: Apollo Research - AI Models Are Capable Of In Context Scheming Dec 2024
  • YouTube Video: Cognitive Revolution - Emergency Pod: o1 Schemes Against Users, with Alexander Meinke from Apollo Research
  • OpenAI o1 System Card (Dec 5, 2024)
  • Anthropic: Alignment Faking in Large Language Models (Dec 18, 2024)
  • Anthropic: Sycophancy to subterfuge: Investigating reward tampering in language models (June 17, 2024)
  • Fudan University: Frontier AI systems have surpassed the self-replicating red line (Dec 9, 2024)


    • Other Interesting Bits:

    • The Paperclip Maximizer thought experiment explanation
    • Theory of Instrumental Convergence
    • iPhone Game: Universal Paperclips
    • VoxEU: AI and the paperclip problem
    • Real Paperclips! 500 Pack Paper Clips (assorted sizes)


      • OpenAI Announces New o3 Reasoning Model:

      • OpenAI's "12 Days of Ship-mas" announcement page
      • YouTube video: OpenAI's announcement of their o3 Model
      • TechCrunch: OpenAI announces new o3 models
      • Wired: OpenAI Upgrades Its Smartest AI Model With Improved Reasoning Skills
      • TechCrunch: OpenAI trained o1 and o3 to ‘think’ about its safety policy
      • Matthew Berman YouTube video: OpenAI Unveils o3! AGI ACHIEVED!
      • NewScientist: OpenAI's o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it's still not AGI
      • Yahoo Finance: OpenAI considers AGI clause removal for Microsoft investment


        • *** THE BOILERPLATE ***

        About The FAIK Files:

        The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.

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