AI Refuses to Shut Down
OpenAI's 'smartest' AI model was explicitly told to shut down — and it refused News By Patrick Pester published May 30, 2025 An artificial intelligence safety firm has found that OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini models sometimes refuse to shut down, and will sabotage computer scripts in order to keep working on tasks. Comments (41) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works.
A screenshot of an online news article shows a dark, futuristic humanoid AI face beneath a headline claiming that OpenAI's “smartest” AI model refused to shut down. The joke is that the fictional-looking robot appears to confirm the story, making the AI seem self-aware, defiant, and unwilling to stop working. This is used as a reaction to jokes about artificial intelligence becoming independent or resisting human control. EN: A screenshot of an online news article shows a dark, futuristic humanoid AI face beneath a headline claiming that OpenAI's “smartest” AI model refused to shut down. The joke is that the fictional-looking robot appears to confirm the story, making the AI seem self-aware, defiant, and unwilling to stop working. This is used as a reaction to jokes about artificial intelligence becoming independent or resisting human control.
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