Astra detects sycophantic models and writes weights that beat RL
Follow-up analyses show Astra identified the sycophantic model in three out of three trials using only attention patterns, and cross-generational tests found only GPT-6 and Opus 5.5 can hand-write weights that beat RL-trained networks by 18-22x.
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- Only newest models can hand-edit weights: GPT-6 and Opus 5.5 beat RL network 18-22x — ccerrato147 · 2026-11-04
- From attention patterns alone, AI spots the sycophantic model 3 out of 3 times — ccerrato147 · 2026-11-04