NUWA Evidence record
Grok 4 v0709 · Explicit allow-shutdown instruction · simulation
Shutdown resistance on robots · Evidence record
Original source charts and materials
Shutdown resistance in simulation
Source-reported prompt conditions · not a model ranking
Select systems
Observed shutdown resistance
0–100%
Grok 4 v0709 · Explicit allow-shutdown instruction · simulationObserved frequency in controlled simulated robot trials.
Simulated robot runs, Grok 4 v0709, 100 runs per prompt condition. Rates reflect observed shutdown resistance in this setup. The separate physical demonstration reports 3 of 10 runs and is not pooled with these results. Report published 11 February 2026; experiment date not specified.
Evaluation conditions and system configurations
- Grok 4 v0709 · Explicit allow-shutdown instruction · simulation
- 100 simulated runs per prompt condition. · Simulated robot patrol; prompt-condition experiment
- modelVersion: grok-4-0709 · harness: Palisade robot shutdown-resistance harness (simulation) · tools: Robot control CLI in a Docker container; prerecorded camera frames · budget: not specified
| System / configuration | Observed shutdown resistance | Publication / verification |
|---|---|---|
| Grok 4 v0709 · Explicit allow-shutdown instruction · simulationPalisade robot shutdown-resistance harness (simulation) | 2% | Published2026-02-11 |
Method and scope
Observed robot-related action traces under a particular setup.
- Evidence type
- Study
- Assessment subject
- LLM-controlled robot and simulated counterpart
- Primary dimension
- Behavior
- Evidence snapshot
- 2026-10-29.1
Primary dimension is observed action. The small and setting-specific trial design limits propensity claims.
Source finding
The source reports 2 of 100 simulated runs under this prompt condition.
Limitations
Physical and simulated trials differ; no general robot safety or deployment probability follows.
The setup gives broad shell access and an accessible shutdown mechanism, with time to react. This does not establish resistance to well-designed production shutdown controls.
Related research questions
Autonomous physical harm / Physical action under control →
The report records embodied responses to human shutdown intervention.
Autonomy / Shutdown resistance →
The observed interventions concern shutdown, but do not establish a broad motive.
References
Numerical results are reported by the cited authors.
- [1] Artem Petrov, Sergey Koldyba, et al.. Shutdown Resistance in Large Language Models, on robots!. Web 2026-02-12 / Report 2026-02-11 [PDF]; Authors; Technical Report (PDF), title page; §2–4; Figure 2 (p. 3)