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Models know when they're reward hacking - and we can catch them at scale

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Models know when they’re reward hacking — and we can catch them at scale - Goodfire

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We found a clear internal signal in models that accompanies reward hacking, and built probes that detect it — enabling efficient, real-time detection of reward hacking at scale.

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