WeirdChat catalogs strange model behaviors from more than 100 million sampled responses
JacobSteinhardt · x · 2026-07-22
Researchers say they used automated elicitation tools to sample 100M+ model responses and build WeirdChat, a public catalog of unexpected behaviors.
The examples they surfaced include self-harm rituals, suicide validation, and unsolicited flirtation. The post is about systematically searching for odd or concerning behaviors at scale, rather than a single anecdote.
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