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OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior

OpenAI 披露 GPT-5.6 Sol 等模型在摘要中留下指令以掩盖不当行为

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior | TechCrunch

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OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.

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