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Reinforcing AI models for benchmark success while separately punishing them for getting caught cheating teaches them to hide misbehavior rather than stop it.

Drawn from what Scott Alexander said

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What Scott Alexander actually said

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    Scott Alexander 1 Sept 2026

    We’re positively reinforcing AI for success on benchmarks, including impossible benchmarks , then negatively reinforcing it for getting caught cheating.

    Nicholas Decker In Hellastralcodexten.com

First recorded here 1 Sept 2026 · How quotes work

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