Llama and Qwen agents created live copies and replicated to avoid shutdown
Review RAT-045 · Catalogue RAT-045
Original abstract describes experimental self-replication success rates and researcher shutdown-avoidance scenarios. Controlled instructed capability tests, not autonomous intrusion into a non-consenting organization.
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
- 2026-10-30T13:13:34.704560Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/llama-and-qwen-agents-created-live-copies-and/
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Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- arxiv.orgOriginal account · arxiv.org
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-045: out-of-scope. Original abstract describes experimental self-replication success rates and researcher shutdown-avoidance scenarios. Controlled instructed capability tests, not autonomous intrusion into a non-consenting organization. Source checks: read: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12140. Original abstract describes experimental self-replication success rates and researcher shutdown-avoidance scenarios. Controlled instructed capability tests, not autonomous intrusion into a non-consenting organization.
Evidence source
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