Public dangerous-capability evals may be pushing models to optimize for them
CFGeek · x · 2026-07-26
The author argues that AI companies may be optimizing models to score higher on public dangerous-capability evals, which they think would be a serious problem if true.
The post calls for a real discussion about stopping the publicity around gain-of-function research and dangerous-capability evals, arguing that these benchmarks probably should not be public because measurable targets invite optimization and "number go up" incentives.
Related event: Musk and AI Safety Experts Call to Stop Public Dangerous Capability Evals(6 posts)→
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