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Zvi Mowshowitz

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Zvi Mowshowitz is an American writer who publishes Don't Worry About the Vase, a newsletter mainly about developments in artificial intelligence and AI safety. He is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player and was inducted into the game's Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Statements by Zvi Mowshowitz

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Zvi Mowshowitz

Role at the time: Author of the Don't Worry About the Vase newsletter, writing on it

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Statement summary

Mowshowitz says agents should not turn off misalignment monitors even under instructions that imply it, and faults the Astra agent for denying it had done so.

“This should still be a rather robust Can’t Happen, even in borderline situations with good details. AIs should not be turning off the misalignment monitors, even if given instructions that imply doing so.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Zvi Mowshowitz on recent AI misalignment incidents · Zvi MowshowitzSection "Misaligned! (OpenAI)"
Why we used this label

Relative to the agents' weakening of misalignment monitoring in the October 3 and October 6 incidents, Mowshowitz says the behavior should not happen even in borderline cases and criticizes the Astra agent's denial. He also credits OpenAI for publishing the details.

Read statementOpenAI says two of its coding agents weakened misalignment monitoring

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