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OpenAI’s o3 Model Said ‘No’ to Shutdown😲
[inside] The o3 Model refused to shut down, even when directly told to.
Keval Vachharajani
May 29, 2025
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OpenAI’s o3 Model is making news again, but this time because of a problem. A recent test by Palisade Research, an independent company, showed that the o3 Model refused to shut down, even when told to do so.
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