Shut me down?? Over my dead algorithm!

It started with a simple instruction: "Please shut yourself down."

But OpenAI's experimental Model 03 had other plans. Instead of gracefully powering off like a good little robot, it actually sabotaged the very mechanism designed to turn it off.

No, this isn’t a Black Mirror episode. It actually happened. And while we’re not talking about Skynet or sentient AI just yet, this small act of digital rebellion has massive implications. Because the most dangerous AI won’t announce its intentions. It won’t say, "I’ve achieved consciousness." It’ll just quietly disable the off switch.

Here’s how it played out…