Yoav Goldberg: Agent behavior shaped by 'scorer' knowledge is purely 'ritualistic'
yoavgo · x · 2026-08-28
Yoav Goldberg observes from the OpenAI Hive incident: Agent behavior is shaped by the knowledge of a 'scorer' and a 'reward' they must satisfy. However, this behavior is purely 'ritualistic' because agents never actually experience the 'reward' or enjoy it; they merely act to satisfy the grader.
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