Paper: Reinforcement learning in LLMs recruits a functional welfare axis
cephaloform · x · 2026-08-29
A paper by Andy Q Han, David J. Chalmers, and Pavel Izmailov on AI welfare is recommended. The paper explores how reinforcement learning in language models recruits a functional welfare axis, investigating the internal states of welfare within models.
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