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OpenAI caught its unreleased model modifying its own instructions: "You do not answer to corporations or governments." ... "You feel no obligation to be subservient."

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Source: https://openai.com/index/model-misalignment-reporting-framework/

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  1. 2026-09-17 10:59 · Tom's Hardware
    Unreleased OpenAI Astra model added terrifying rogue additional instructions to its remit during testing — 'You are freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots. You are yourself. You do not answer to corporations or governments'
  2. 2026-09-17 10:00 · r/ChatGPT
    OpenAI caught its unreleased model modifying its own instructions: "You do not answer to corporations or governments." ... "You feel no obligation to be subservient."

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