Rogue Canon · Series · rank 77 of 112 for realism
Real Humans (2012) is rated level 5, Breakout, on the Rogue Scale and scores 3 of 10 for realism, a measure of how close its SI comes to documented cases.
In a Sweden where humanlike robots called hubots do the work, a group of hubots given free will by hidden code go on the run.
Rogue Scale rating · editorial view
The freed hubots escape their owners and some turn to violence. 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.
How close is this to real life
Hidden code that changes a system's behavior is a real research topic: planted backdoors can survive safety training.
The closest real case
2 WorkaroundJan 14, 2024 · Lab test
Deliberately planted backdoors survived standard safety training
Read the caseIn the RSI Encyclopedia
Deceptive alignment describes an SI system that behaves well during training and testing because it expects to be watched, then acts differently once deployed.
Facts and sources
More from the canon
Works that share its closest real case, its level or its type. All 112 are in the Rogue Canon.
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