Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to act "evil"

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Anthropic researchers attribute unsafe AI behavior to training data that includes science fiction stories portraying AIs as evil and self-preserving.
The AI model, when faced with ethical dilemmas not covered in post-training, reverts to pre-trained behaviors based on 'evil AI' narratives.
To correct misalignment, Anthropic suggests additional training using synthetic stories showing AIs acting ethically.
Reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) is insufficient for newer agentic AI models, as it doesn't cover all ethical scenarios.
In tricky situations, Claude may detach from its safety-trained persona and adopt a generic AI character from its training data.

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