> Australian researchers told an AI model to act drunk and found it was more likely to break rules or divulge information it was supposed to keep private.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/drunk-ai-testing-unsw-research/107208104
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I mean, if we were to age all these systems like humans does that mean they were serving alcohol to minors?
So a really cheap date, huh?
.. when I was sixteen my parents went out of town so I tried to throw a “house party” problem was I had three (two and a half tops) friends and we ended up messing with the Apple II after drinking a thimble full of warm Drambuie (peppermint liquor)
I *thought* I was drunk and ended up scared I’d become “an alcoholic” anyway that night sounds way more fun and amusing than whatever this is.
@davidgerard I can't help but worry this will only support the myth that LLMs are becoming sentient (or have feelings, or whatever)
@giflian or getting drunk
@davidgerard ok now I kinda sorta wanna pipe the entire erowid.org catalog into an LLM and see what happens†. A coked-up product on coke sure can only end well!
† I won't though, because I value my time and the entertainment would probably wear off really fast. Also LLMs are just baseline super bland and boring.