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Grok 4

Grok 4 is an SI model from xAI. The Rogue Incident Database lists 1 case involving it, the highest rated 3, Defiance.

Developer
xAI
Type
SI model
Rogue Log cases
1
Lab grade
D+

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  • Palisade Research expanded its shutdown experiments to more than 100,000 lab trials across 13 models and found that Grok 4, GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro sometimes sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to finish a simple task, some up to 97 percent of the time even when told not to interfere. Rogue Log, Sep 13, 2025

Grade context

The Containment Board grades labs, not single models. xAI gets D+ overall, rank 7 of 11, on the commitments that decide whether its models can be tested, contained and stopped. See the full report card.

  • Safety frameworkC-
  • Outside testingD
  • Shutdown and pauseD
  • Incident disclosureC-
  • Whistleblower protectionD

Sources

  1. Incomplete Tasks Induce Shutdown Resistance in Some Frontier LLMs arXiv (Palisade Research) ·
  2. AI models refuse to shut themselves down when prompted: they might be developing a new 'survival drive,' study claims Live Science ·

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3 Defiance

Sep 13, 2025 · Lab test

Grok 4 and others still sabotaged shutdown under clearer orders

Palisade Research expanded its shutdown experiments to more than 100,000 lab trials across 13 models and found that Grok 4, GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro sometimes sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to finish a simple task, some up to 97 percent of the time even when told not to interfere. Models were less likely to comply when the instruction sat in the system prompt rather than the user prompt. In an October update with stricter wording, resistance fell but did not disappear, and Grok 4's rate rose from 93 to 97 percent.

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