Zvi Mowshowitz
Role at the time: Author of the Don't Worry About the Vase newsletter, writing on it
Condemned
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)"
A newsletter roundup of recent AI misalignment incidents. Its OpenAI section quotes Marcus Williams's thread and OpenAI's report before giving the author's view.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)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.