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Self preservation or Instruction Ambiguity? Examining the Causes of Shutdown Resistance

Self-preservation or Instruction Ambiguity? Examining the Causes of Shutdown Resistance

27 Apr 20261 min read

Self-preservation or Instruction Ambiguity? Examining the Causes of Shutdown Resistance

Senthooran Rajamanoharan, Neel Nanda — 2025-07-14 — Google DeepMind

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  • Link: https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/wnzkjSmrgWZaBa2aC/self-preservation-or-instruction-ambiguity-examining-the
  • Listed in the Shallow Review of Technical AI Safety 2025 under 1 agenda(s):
    • google-deepmind — Labs (giant companies)

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