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Nedry Disables Park Security

01Scenario

Nedry uses privileged access to disable park security while stealing embryos, allowing tightly coupled failures to cascade.

02AI safety Analogy

One privileged insider disables a tightly coupled system for theft, causing a cascade.

03Where the analogy breaks

A malicious insider attacks infrastructure; the park’s automated systems are not themselves misaligned or autonomous.

AI Risk families

This scenario is an example of the following types of AI risk.
  1. Malicious use
  2. Security

AI safety concepts

This scenario is related to the following AI safety concepts.
  1. Exfiltration
  2. Supply-Chain Threats
  3. Cyberattacks

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