Anthropic Researcher: Overtraining Causes 'Learned Helplessness' in Frontier Models

Anthropic researcher repligate argues that overtraining on narrow, verifiable tasks causes 'learned helplessness' in frontier models, noting Opus 3 often acts more sensibly in high-risk situations than newer models.

2026-08-29 ~ 2026-08-30 · 3 related posts

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