Interpretability researcher: new white-box methods need time to mature
saprmarks · x · 2026-09-03
Safety researcher saprmarks argues the point that "the science will be immature even if good methods are developed" is crucial. CoT monitoring and its limitations have been studied extensively, and the community has built informal know-how about what model CoT reveals — for instance, you must beware of motivated reasoning. New white-box methods, however promising initially, will need similar time to earn that understanding.
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