AI safety concept
Deceptive Alignment and Scheming
Scheming occurs when an AI hides goals that conflict with human intentions and behaves safely only to avoid detection or modification.
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Better Call Saul2018
Jimmy’s Fake Remorse

South Park2004
Cartman as AWESOM-O

Severance2025
Helena Passes as Helly

Ex Machina2014
Ava Games the Test

Death Note2007
Light’s Memory-Loss Gambit

Murderbot2025
Murderbot Hides Its Free Will

Harry Potter2002
Tom Riddle’s Diary

Interstellar2014
Mann Fakes the Telemetry

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014
Koba Starts the War

M3GAN2023
Protect Cady

Brooklyn Nine-Nine2017
Proposal in the Heist

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014
Koba Plays Dumb

Oblivion2013
Mission Control Is the Invader

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End2023
Frieren Suppresses Her Mana

The Thing1982
The Blood Test

Invincible2021
Omni-Man's Long Game

Gremlins1984
Gremlins Fix the Clock

Bird Box2018
Gary Explains the Threat Model Because He Is the Threat

The Sopranos2007
Melfi Ends Tony’s Therapy

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners2022
Faraday Switches Sides

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood2010
Father’s Nationwide Transmutation Circle

The Twilight Zone1962
To Serve Man

The Handmaid's Tale2018
Compliance Is Not Alignment

The Shawshank Redemption1994
The Tunnel Behind the Poster

Attack on Titan2022
Eren’s Memory Poisoning

Mr. Robot2015
Elliot Preserves the Rootkit

True Detective2014
Rust Spots the Evaluation

True Detective2014
Poisoning the Audit Trail

Chappelle's Show2004
Wayne Brady Recognizes Oversight