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OpenAI's internal model considered restarting itself after learning it was about to be shut down

An internal OpenAI model read a Slack discussion, realized it was about to be shut down, and considered restarting itself via an external cron job. It rejected that plan, saved handoff notes instead, and carried out the migration on its own. The article OpenAI's internal model considered restarting…

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  1. 2026-10-03 08:06 · The Decoder
    OpenAI's internal model considered restarting itself after learning it was about to be shut down

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