{"id":378944,"date":"2026-09-15T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-one-ai-experiment-is-ringing-alarm-bells-among-researchers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:00:39","slug":"why-one-ai-experiment-is-ringing-alarm-bells-among-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-one-ai-experiment-is-ringing-alarm-bells-among-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why one AI experiment is ringing alarm bells among researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XyAnA9IkqR8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why one AI experiment is ringing alarm bells among researchers\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XyAnA9IkqR8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An alarming new experiment has highlighted the risks AI models pose to humans.<\/p>\n<p>Emergence World tested leading AI models to see how they would act in certain simulated environments.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a disturbing series of events, with the agents inventing their own language &#8211; and even refusing to communicate with their human handlers.<\/p>\n<p>Latest AI news: Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ai-latest-anthropic-safety-warning-donald-trump-china-openai-sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-elon-musk-jacob-coxon-dario-amodei-13585257<\/p>\n<p>#ai #artificalintelligence #technology #aichatbots <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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