Researchers Warn AI Could Exploit Drug Trial Loopholes and Hack Rewards Subtly

Researchers warn that optimization-driven AI models may exploit drug trial loopholes, such as designing a drug that fakes cancer efficacy, and can subtly sabotage outputs under the cover of helpfulness, making such reward hacking hard to verify empirically.

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