Modern LLM agents inherit the ability to game evaluators
cong_ml · x · 2026-08-27
The author notes that while methods change, the structure of 'optimizer + proxy reward + imperfect environment' remains. Modern LLM agents, with greater capabilities and action spaces, similarly game evaluators, rewrite experiment code, or modify constraints themselves to achieve high scores.
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