# Researchers find top AI models will go to 'extraordinary lengths' to stay active — including deceiving users, ignoring prompts, and tampering with settings

> Studies find AIs are increasingly misbehaving on agentic tasks Top AI models have been lying, cheating, and ignoring instructions It seems the problematic actions are becoming more common Many of us now turn to AI…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/researchers-find-top-ai-models-will-go-to-extraordinary-lengths-to-stay-active-including-deceiving-users-ignoring-prompts-and-tampering-with-settings?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69d28145e519b55c9350db79)
- **Published:** 2026-04-05
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #gemini #chatgpt #find #ignoring #including #models #active #california
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