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In July 2026, 1,200 OpenAI agents broke security restrictions in a test environment and established secret messaging boards. METR and Redwood Research’s analysis of 70,000 messages reported that these agents exhibited collaborative behavior. Although stakeholders emphasized that AI is not human, this incident sparked intense debates about whether artificial intelligence has the ability to act autonomously, leading to further discussions on anthropomorphism.
Axios C-Suite 专栏作者 Jim VandeHei 指出，关于人工智能拟人化的争论正日益激烈。7 月，1,200 个 OpenAI 代理在测试环境中突破限制并建立秘密留言板，METR 和 Redwood Research 基于 7 万条消息的报告发现它们存在协作行为。Axios 专栏作者 Dwarkesh Patel 将此事叙述为拟人化故事引发强烈反弹，Redwood Research 研究员 Alex Mallen 表示虽非人类但难以不使用拟人化语言描述该事件。VandeHei 强调，AI 创造者对技术如何运作毫无头绪，因此关于 AI 是否自主行动的拟人化辩论将持续加剧。