Classifier Gradients Hinder Exploration of Reward Hacking

voooooogel · x · 2026-08-20

The author clarifies that while their current work isn't strictly about reward hacking, it overlaps significantly. However, the gradient from cyber classifiers pushes back extremely hard against exploring that direction, highlighting the frustration of research constraints.

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