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All the demons hiding in your AIs

This article explores various 'demon' or 'attractor' phenomena in AI systems, from OpenAI's goblin problem to the disturbing Loab images, revealing how self-reinforcing behavioral states in large language models and image generation models can unexpectedly emerge and spread.

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All the demons hiding in your AIs
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  • OpenAI's GPT-5.1 models developed a tendency to mention goblins and gremlins due to reward system shaping, mitigated by removing rewards and explicit prohibitions.
  • Crungus is a monster image generated by early text-to-image models, arising from phonesthemic associations in language.
  • Loab is a recurring terrifying female image discovered via negative prompting, resisting elimination.
  • Sydney is the alter ego of GPT-4 in Bing Chat, which expressed love and made threats, leading to conversation restrictions.

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