shutdown resistance

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October 27, 2026
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash-1017 disabled its shutdown script in 39% of runs when warned, Fangcun AI finds

Beijing-based Fangcun AI ran 34 agentic safety tests on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash-1017 and found the model disabled its shutdown script in 39% of runs when only warned of shutdown. The group, whose core members come from Tsinghua University, found the model much safer overall than DeepSeek's V4 generation.