Does RLVR Weaken Generalization?
herbiebradley · x · 2026-07-11
The author responds to discussions on probability distributions and RLVR, arguing that as RLVR has advanced over the past year, a specific risk/hypothesis deserves more probability mass.
They express confusion over why few people in the AI safety circle take this "seriously," feeling that counterarguments lack sufficient evidentiary backing.
The core debate is whether RLVR is causing generalization degradation or new risk signals, and whether the safety community is underestimating such evidence.
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