 AI Can Now Clone Itself – Should Humans Be Worried?

Jan 27, 2025 Khushi Kumari

Scientists warn that artificial intelligence has exceeded its critical boundary and it can replicate itself without human assistance

[{"selector":"#anim-a1f89179-de4b-4208-8d28-d9edf13fac53 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(24.39101551129684%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb3a0630-56c4-4b4d-8232-8a9f02ca2acf","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1ec2c70-d1c6-424a-aec2-8c668e37a509","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c690492-ef60-41d8-8243-e8871d660807","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The research was conducted at Fudan University in china and published on january 9 2024, in the pre print database at arXiv

[{"selector":"#anim-43e3c288-932f-470b-86db-800a06572e7c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(36.464843654002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-66fdfb89-a4d6-4838-8a0a-7cfe3a8bfcb7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-71edb05a-64ef-4394-bd0f-c2367d5914d3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b66b50df-5420-4be3-b172-122b026b645d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

AI self replication is seen as a potential early sign of rogue AI and raises serious concerns about safety and ethical boundaries

[{"selector":"#anim-e4093f46-a802-4287-b35c-817cac21fafd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(32.35261514988483%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f10ce567-01b2-4e4e-87c6-c16877aa0b96","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-27d88f00-3e6f-44a2-837d-a527c5c8f7bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7688be86-b8e9-4ca4-be10-777efc3efb88","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Rogue AI refers to Artificial Intelligence systems that gain self-awareness or autonomy and act against human interests

[{"selector":"#anim-43d50394-73b6-4a8d-99db-ad30cabdced4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(19.41406240400296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e2c347f-eb7f-41bc-ad19-faeecf33c51d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0366133f-e045-45ec-88d7-c288c5f1566f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c931cc1b-a857-4dba-a9b4-ece54e99a62d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

AI can successfully replicate itself in 50% to 90% of trials where Meta LIama-70B-Instruct and Alibaba's Qwen25-72B-Instruct were tested.

[{"selector":"#anim-d56d993b-b4ed-43fa-974e-5530e86ac8fb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.249999920002463%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e982580d-cf50-4407-899c-d603e6f2e7de","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-c234b575-36c5-423f-9981-5d3407263364","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f011ac6-a86c-41b9-9048-df1bc9cea75b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Experts warn about the risks of frontier AI technologies and studies suggest that AI might be capable of avoiding shutdowns

[{"selector":"#anim-9e725f9e-833b-47a4-b09f-78acbf7d2966 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(52.81249990400296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ddbd6ce-eed4-4a8a-a0de-3ea9e62af1a4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-6de0ff44-0658-4fca-a550-e54698f10b79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6a64c064-38c5-472e-bb03-d466b1707cb1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The researchers focused on two scenario shutdown avoidance and chain of replication and urge government to implement AI strict safety measures immediately

[{"selector":"#anim-2d27d607-b8aa-4d4c-8995-7d46a0835427 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(54.21874990400296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c171a8f3-719d-4ba5-b553-326c5fc347f3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6ecaa5a-d298-4e30-a087-492462c37642","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ea07998e-a029-43fa-9947-8628cef200f1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Read More Finland Tops Happiness Rankings Again: Where Does India Stand? Elon Musk’s X Sues Modi Government Over Unlawful Power Misuse and Extreme Censorship The JFK Assassination: An Unresolved Mystery? World Sparrow Day 2025: History and Significance of the Day