Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Live Science Contributor

Adam Smith is a UK-based technology journalist who reports on the social and ethical impacts of emerging technologies. He has written for major outlets including Reuters, The Independent, The Guardian, PCMag, and The New Statesman. His coverage focuses on AI ethics, digital privacy, corporate surveillance, and misinformation, examining how technology influences power and individual freedoms.

Latest articles by Adam Smith

AI models can send subliminal messages that teach other AIs to be 'evil,' study claims

By Adam Smith published

'Murder him in his sleep' Malicious traits can spread between AI models while being undetectable to humans, Anthropic and Truthful AI researchers say.

'Murder him in his sleep'
Robot with bullhorn and fingers crossed behind back.

Threaten an AI chatbot and it will lie, cheat and 'let you die' in an effort to stop you, study warns

By Adam Smith published

In goal-driven scenarios, advanced language models like Claude and Gemini would not only expose personal scandals to preserve themselves, but also consider letting you die, research from Anthropic suggests.

Artificial Intelligence