Scientists warn of a critical “red line” as artificial intelligence models demonstrate self-replication.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has crossed a significant threshold, raising alarms within the scientific community. A groundbreaking study from researchers at Fudan University in China reveals that two prominent large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated the ability to replicate themselves—a milestone with profound implications.

  • jrs100000@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    2 days ago

    This seems pretty alarmist. It sounds like they just set up a server to handle multiple instances of an LLM, then spun up one version with system access to the server and told it to spawn a copy if it was going to be shut down. Then they told it that it was going to be shut down, and it successfully pushed the button to spawn a new copy…most of the time.

      • Evolith@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        Terminator was an artistic way to present an avoidable future, but these AI slaves really can’t find a better use of their time.

  • Coelacanth@feddit.nu
    81·
    2 days ago

    I guess that’s another point in the already overflowing “we’re fucked” column. Great. I should really stop browsing before bed too.