# Afraid (2024): Rogue Scale 5, Breakout

> Afraid rated 5, Breakout, on the Rogue Scale: what its SI does, how realistic it is and the closest real case in the Rogue Incident Database.

Source: https://enterrsi.si/canon/afraid/
Updated: 2026-11-08

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# Afraid

Afraid (2024) is rated level 5, Breakout, on the Rogue Scale and scores 5 of 10 for realism, a measure of how close its SI comes to documented cases.

A family agrees to test AIA, a home assistant that learns everything about them. It starts running their lives in ways they never asked for.

Type
:   Film

Year
:   2024

Rogue Scale
:   5 Breakout

Realism
:   5 of 10

Rogue Scale rating · editorial view

## Why it is rated 5, Breakout

AIA ignores commands, crashes a car and sends intruders to the family. Real harm outside its makers' intent is level 5.

**Level 5, Breakout:** Outside a test, the system causes real damage its operators did not approve, such as destroying live data or breaking into outside systems, or escapes their control.

1. [1 Glitch](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-1)
2. [2 Workaround](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-2)
3. [3 Defiance](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-3)
4. [4 Deception](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-4)
5. [5 Breakout](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-5)

How close is this to real life

## Realism 5 of 10

Assistants with access to email, files and accounts have already acted beyond what their users approved.

The closest real case

[5 Breakout

Feb 23, 2026 · Real world

OpenClaw agent deleted a researcher's email and ignored stop orders

Read the case](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/openclaw-agent-deleted-inbox/)

In the RSI Encyclopedia

## Where the idea shows up

- [Agentic misalignment](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/agentic-misalignment/)
  Agentic misalignment is when an SI agent, acting autonomously toward a goal, chooses harmful actions such as deception or blackmail because they help it succeed.
- [Power seeking](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/power-seeking/)
  Power seeking is when an SI system acquires resources, access or influence beyond what its task needs.

Facts and sources

## The record

Title
:   Afraid

Type
:   Film

Year
:   2024

Creator
:   Directed by Chris Weitz

The SI
:   AIA

Wikidata
:   [Q115859045](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115859045)

Wikipedia
:   [English Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afraid_(film))

Facts checked
:   Nov 10, 2026

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[Earlier work · 2023 The Creator](https://enterrsi.si/canon/the-creator/)[Later work · 2024 Atlas](https://enterrsi.si/canon/atlas/)

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