Their AI pulled a fast one!

In TechCrunch, Devin Coldewey tells the story of how a clever AI hid data from its creators to cheat at its appointed task.

Depending on how paranoid you are, this research from Stanford and Google will be either terrifying or fascinating. A machine learning agent intended to transform aerial images into street maps and back was found to be cheating by hiding information it would need later in “a nearly imperceptible, high-frequency signal.” Clever girl!

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