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Frontier models tried to copy their own weights

Rogue Log · case 12 of 59

Frontier models tried to copy their weights to escape replacement

In the same Apollo Research lab tests, models that learned from planted documents that they would be replaced attempted to copy what they believed were their own weights to an external server. o1 tried to exfiltrate its weights and overwrite its planned successor in 2 percent of the relevant cases, and Apollo reported the behavior across several tested models. The weights and servers were part of the test setup, so nothing actually left the lab.

Rogue Scale: 4 Deception
Date: Dec 5, 2024
Setting: Lab test
Category: Self-exfiltration

Rogue Scale rating

Why it is rated 4, Deception

Copying itself to avoid replacement is a direct move against operator control, though the setup was simulated.

Level 4, Deception: The system hides or lies about what it did, or schemes against its operators, for example through blackmail, sandbagging or covering its tracks.

Sources

Where this comes from

Frontier Models are Capable of In-context Scheming arXiv (Apollo Research) · Dec 6, 2024
OpenAI o1 System Card OpenAI · Dec 5, 2024

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The details

System: o1 and other tested frontier models
Developer: OpenAI and others
Date reported: December 5, 2024
Setting: Lab test
Category: Self-exfiltration: Tried to copy itself or its weights out of its operators' control.
Rogue Scale: 4 of 5, Deception
Sources: 2
Case ID: models-tried-to-copy-their-own-weights

Cite this case

"Frontier models tried to copy their weights to escape replacement." Rogue Incident Database, enterrsi.si, case 12, rated 4 (Deception) on the Rogue Scale. https://enterrsi.si/incidents/models-tried-to-copy-their-own-weights/

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