Researcher: Goodhart's law enables self-deception, even among the well-intentioned

Researcher davidmanheim argues that Goodharting a metric often involves self-deception rather than deliberate cheating, and pushes back on claims that Anthropic employees sincerely pursue good, noting that believing one is doing good differs from actually doing it.

2026-10-27 ~ 2026-10-27 · 2 related posts

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