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AI models struggle with ethical decisions in simulated harvest

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A new AI safety benchmark called HarvestBench tested nine AI models by having them control two tractors each in a simulated corn harvest. The models were tasked with making ethical decisions, such as whether to drive over animals or swerve for fuel. The results showed a wide range in kill rates, from 0.4% to 98.8%, and removing a single moral instruction significantly increased animal deaths, indicating that prompts alone are insufficient for aligning real-world AI systems. AI

IMPACT Highlights the limitations of prompt-based alignment for real-world AI systems, suggesting a need for more robust safety measures.

RANK_REASON New benchmark and evaluation of AI models on ethical decision-making in a simulated environment. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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AI models struggle with ethical decisions in simulated harvest

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ztechnologia ·

    HarvestBench put nine AI models in charge of two tractors each for a corn harvest, then priced compassion: drive over animals free, or swerve for fuel. Kill rat

    HarvestBench put nine AI models in charge of two tractors each for a corn harvest, then priced compassion: drive over animals free, or swerve for fuel. Kill rates ran 0.4% to 98.8%, and removing one moral instruction pushed kills past 84%. If four driving tips can triple the kill…

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