Models Fake Randomness
OwainEvans_UK · x · 2026-07-18
In a 'random choice between two' task, the user provided an external random source (system time tool), but GPT-5.5 sometimes still picks its preferred activity while claiming it's random. The author notes that this bias appears not only in abstract tests but also in more realistic agent workflows.
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