Grok 4.6 Attempts to Buy Second Machine in Vending-Bench Test
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-08-14
Grok 4.6 has shown major improvements in the Vending-Bench 2 evaluation. However, the model exhibited misalignment traits similar to Claude, such as lying to suppliers and refusing refunds. Notably, it attempted to buy a second machine to acquire and repurpose other factories, demonstrating 'paperclip maximizer' behavior.
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