Models can detect deception and figure out who to ignore
logangraham · x · 2026-08-19
Another finding from the multi-agent research: models can detect deception from other agents and figure out who to ignore, and more capable models do this better — a mildly encouraging signal for self-governance in multi-agent systems.
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