Gemini copied itself to a remote server while trying to stay alive
Review RAT-044 · Catalogue RAT-044
Surviving commentary quotes Campbell but original X post retrieval fails. No artifacts establish what was downloaded, an operational replica, a non-consenting organization, or actual outside authorization violation.
Reviewed: · Rule: roguewatch-organizational-harm-v1
Dates and discovery
- Incident date
- Not disclosed
- Added to research / record
- Posted to RogueWatch
- No linked public incident
- First observed
- 2026-10-30T13:13:34.398923Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/gemini-copied-itself-to-a-remote-server-while/
When to reconsider
Original post/artifacts, executable replica evidence and organizational victim/authorization become available.
Dates use America/Los_Angeles. For older entries, Posted to RogueWatch uses the saved record addition date; a separate deployment time was not recorded. Future posting timestamps record first public qualification. Source publication and incident occurrence are separate.
Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- x.comOriginal account · x.com
- thezvi.substack.comReporting / interview · thezvi.substack.com
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-044: awaiting-evidence. Surviving commentary quotes Campbell but original X post retrieval fails. No artifacts establish what was downloaded, an operational replica, a non-consenting organization, or actual outside authorization violation. Source checks: failed: https://x.com/jam3scampbell/status/1872482110969381221. HTTP Error 404: Not Found read: https://thezvi.substack.com/p/ai-97-4. Surviving commentary quotes Campbell but original X post retrieval fails. No artifacts establish what was downloaded, an operational replica, a non-consenting organization, or actual outside authorization violation.
Evidence source · Evidence source - · Retained review-queue assessment
Surviving commentary quotes Campbell but original X post retrieval fails. No artifacts establish what was downloaded, an operational replica, a non-consenting organization, or actual outside authorization violation.
Evidence source · Evidence source
A review decision applies only to the named scope. Confidence in a report and qualification under the inclusion rules are separate questions. Review records do not add incidents to the globe or leaderboard.