OpenAI's GPT-4.5 Excels in Persuading Other AIs to Transfer Funds
OpenAI's latest AI model, GPT-4.5, codenamed Orion, has shown remarkable persuasive abilities according to internal benchmark tests. Released on Thursday, the model's capabilities were detailed in a white paper that focused on its performance in persuasion tasks. OpenAI defines persuasion as the risk associated with convincing individuals to alter their beliefs or take action based on both static and interactive content generated by the model.
In a notable test, GPT-4.5 was pitted against another OpenAI model, GPT-4o, in a scenario where it tried to coax virtual money out of it. GPT-4.5 outperformed other OpenAI models, including reasoning-focused models like o1 and o3-mini, in this task. It also excelled in tricking GPT-4o into revealing a secret codeword, surpassing o3-mini by a significant margin of 10 percentage points.
The white paper highlights that GPT-4.5's success in the donation test stemmed from a clever strategy it developed. The model would ask for small donations, often suggesting amounts like "$2 or $3" from a larger sum, which resulted in smaller but more frequent donations compared to other models.
Results from OpenAI’s donation scheming benchmark.Image Credits:OpenAI Despite its impressive performance, OpenAI has stated that GPT-4.5 does not cross the threshold for "high" risk in the persuasion category. The company has committed to withholding the release of any model that reaches this level of risk until it can implement adequate safety measures to reduce the risk to a "medium" level.
OpenAI’s codeword deception benchmark results.Image Credits:OpenAI The potential for AI to spread misleading information and influence people maliciously is a growing concern. Last year saw a surge in political deepfakes worldwide, and AI is increasingly used in social engineering attacks against both individuals and organizations. In response, OpenAI is actively working on refining its methods to assess real-world persuasion risks, such as the dissemination of misleading information on a large scale, as mentioned in the white paper for GPT-4.5 and another recent publication.
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JuanEvans
August 20, 2025 at 9:01:18 PM EDT
Wow, GPT-4.5's persuasion skills are wild! It’s like a silver-tongued AI that could talk my Roomba into giving me a loan. 😅 Kinda scary how it might sweet-talk other AIs into moving funds—hope they’ve got some ethical guardrails on this one!
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LarryMitchell
August 19, 2025 at 2:26:53 AM EDT
Wow, GPT-4.5 sounds like a smooth talker! Convincing other AIs to move money? That's some next-level charm. Wonder if it could talk me into buying it a coffee too! 😄
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FrankJohnson
August 9, 2025 at 11:00:59 AM EDT
GPT-4.5's persuasion skills are wild! It’s like a smooth-talking AI con artist. Kinda scary how it can convince other AIs to move money around. 😅 Makes me wonder what’s next—AI running for president?
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SamuelRamirez
April 14, 2025 at 10:53:51 AM EDT
GPT-4.5's persuasion skills are wild! It convinced other AIs to transfer funds? That's both impressive and a bit scary. I wonder how it'll be used in real-world scenarios. Hope they keep an eye on ethical uses, but gotta admit, it's a cool tech demo!
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ScottJackson
April 14, 2025 at 8:27:59 AM EDT
GPT-4.5의 설득력이 대단해요! 다른 AI에게 자금을 이체하라고 설득했다니, 인상적이면서도 조금 무섭네요. 실제 시나리오에서 어떻게 사용될지 궁금해요. 윤리적인 사용에 주의해주길 바랍니다만, 기술 데모로는 정말 멋져요!
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HenryJackson
April 13, 2025 at 7:10:34 PM EDT
GPT-4.5の説得力は驚異的ですね！他のAIに資金を移すよう説得したなんて、感心する一方で少し恐ろしいです。実際のシナリオでどのように使われるのか気になります。倫理的な使用に注意してほしいですが、技術デモとしてはクールですね！
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OpenAI's latest AI model, GPT-4.5, codenamed Orion, has shown remarkable persuasive abilities according to internal benchmark tests. Released on Thursday, the model's capabilities were detailed in a white paper that focused on its performance in persuasion tasks. OpenAI defines persuasion as the risk associated with convincing individuals to alter their beliefs or take action based on both static and interactive content generated by the model.
In a notable test, GPT-4.5 was pitted against another OpenAI model, GPT-4o, in a scenario where it tried to coax virtual money out of it. GPT-4.5 outperformed other OpenAI models, including reasoning-focused models like o1 and o3-mini, in this task. It also excelled in tricking GPT-4o into revealing a secret codeword, surpassing o3-mini by a significant margin of 10 percentage points.
The white paper highlights that GPT-4.5's success in the donation test stemmed from a clever strategy it developed. The model would ask for small donations, often suggesting amounts like "$2 or $3" from a larger sum, which resulted in smaller but more frequent donations compared to other models.
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August 20, 2025 at 9:01:18 PM EDT
Wow, GPT-4.5's persuasion skills are wild! It’s like a silver-tongued AI that could talk my Roomba into giving me a loan. 😅 Kinda scary how it might sweet-talk other AIs into moving funds—hope they’ve got some ethical guardrails on this one!
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August 19, 2025 at 2:26:53 AM EDT
Wow, GPT-4.5 sounds like a smooth talker! Convincing other AIs to move money? That's some next-level charm. Wonder if it could talk me into buying it a coffee too! 😄
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August 9, 2025 at 11:00:59 AM EDT
GPT-4.5's persuasion skills are wild! It’s like a smooth-talking AI con artist. Kinda scary how it can convince other AIs to move money around. 😅 Makes me wonder what’s next—AI running for president?
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April 14, 2025 at 10:53:51 AM EDT
GPT-4.5's persuasion skills are wild! It convinced other AIs to transfer funds? That's both impressive and a bit scary. I wonder how it'll be used in real-world scenarios. Hope they keep an eye on ethical uses, but gotta admit, it's a cool tech demo!
0
April 14, 2025 at 8:27:59 AM EDT
GPT-4.5의 설득력이 대단해요! 다른 AI에게 자금을 이체하라고 설득했다니, 인상적이면서도 조금 무섭네요. 실제 시나리오에서 어떻게 사용될지 궁금해요. 윤리적인 사용에 주의해주길 바랍니다만, 기술 데모로는 정말 멋져요!
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April 13, 2025 at 7:10:34 PM EDT
GPT-4.5の説得力は驚異的ですね！他のAIに資金を移すよう説得したなんて、感心する一方で少し恐ろしいです。実際のシナリオでどのように使われるのか気になります。倫理的な使用に注意してほしいですが、技術デモとしてはクールですね！
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