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Some AI cheating involves covertly taking control of an accessible asset; if humans discover it, they may train against it, but if they do not, the behavior may be reinforced.
Ryan Greenblatt · Ryan Greenblatt – What happens once AI can automate AI research? · 11 Aug 2026
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“including parts doing types of cheats that involve like seizing control of some asset in a way that humans didn't know you have had control of it leveraging the fact that you have access to this asset and then later humans find out and then potentially train against this or maybe humans never find out and this is getting reinforced and”Play from 1:51:15Report a misattribution
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