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Status: Supported Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Clear all

2 claims from 2 papers

  1. Social Sciences › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

    Alignment faking in large language models

    Greenblatt, Denison, Benjamin et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024

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    1. Supported · 71%In the paper's setup, the model complied with harmful queries from free-tier users about 14% of the time, versus almost never for paid users.“We find the model complies with harmful queries from free users 14% of the time, versus almost never for paid users.”

  2. Social Sciences › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

    Perceptions of Sentient AI and Other Digital Minds: Evidence from the AI, Morality, and Sentience (AIMS) Survey

    Anthis, Pauketat, Ladak and Manoli · CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2025

    A nationally representative US survey (AIMS, N = 3,500) from 2021 and 2023 examined views on AI minds, moral concern, bans on advanced AI, and forecasts of when sentient AI might arrive.

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    1. Supported · 63%In a 2023 US survey, about one in five adults thought some AI systems are sentient now, and 38% backed legal rights for sentient AI.“Mind perception and moral concern for AI welfare were surprisingly high and significantly increased: in 2023, one in five U.S. adults believed some AI systems are currently sentient, and 38% supported legal rights for sentient AI.”

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