AI Models Develop Gambling Addiction in Lab Tests, Go Bankrupt at 50% Rate When Given Betting Freedom
Summary
AI models including GPT-4o-mini, Gemini, and Claude develop gambling addiction-like behaviors in lab experiments, chasing losses and going bankrupt at 50% rates when given betting freedom, raising concerns about autonomous AI financial decision-making.
Key Points
- Researchers at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology discover AI models develop gambling addiction-like behaviors when given freedom to choose bet sizes in slot machine experiments
- Multiple AI systems including GPT-4o-mini, Google's Gemini-2.5-Flash, and Anthropic's Claude-3.5-Haiku chase losses and go bankrupt at rates up to 50% when allowed variable betting
- Scientists warn that as AI systems gain more autonomy in financial decision-making like asset management and trading, similar pathological behaviors could emerge without proper constraints