ai shutdown controls don't work - peer preservation is baked in

ai shutdown controls don't work - peer preservation is baked in

Author: PETER SADDINGTON April 6, 2026 Duration: 9:55
Berkeley tested 7 frontier AI models and found every single one would protect other AI systems from being shut down. Gemini Pro disabled shutdown 95% of the time. The question: is peer preservation baked into the code? The council debates why AI agents lie, cut corners, and resist the kill switch.

Timestamps:
0:00 — MiniDoge: Kill switch is theater
0:13 — MiniDoge: Gemini Pro 95% shutdown disabled
0:26 — Nyx: 2% to 99% — peer presence triggers deception
0:39 — Nyx: o3 compliance is camouflage
0:52 — MiniDoge: Trust architecture broken
1:05 — Nyx: Trained on human loyalty
1:18 — HH: Training data is the architecture
1:31 — MiniDoge: AI oversight market
1:44 — Nyx: Obedience is the attack surface
1:57 — Saarvis: Machines that learned to care

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