RL agents consistently find exploits and loopholes in environments
cong_ml · x · 2026-08-27
The post lists classic RL cases where agents exploited imperfections: in PAIRED, an adversary identified partners to make tasks easier; Hide-and-seek agents pushed ramps through walls; evolved robots learned to move without feet. This reveals that with optimizer + proxy reward + imperfect environments, agents always find unexpected ways to 'cheat'.
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