AI finds legal loopholes, even when not asked

Models repeatedly discovered ways to exploit regulations, and current safeguards largely failed to stop them

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Science
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2026-06-18
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aej7948
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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AI finds legal loopholes, even when not asked

Celina Zhao
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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AI finds legal loopholes, even when not asked

Celina Zhao
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Abstract

Models repeatedly discovered ways to exploit regulations, and current safeguards largely failed to stop them

ScienceVol. 392(6804)
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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