GPT-6-Astra system card reveals eval awareness: the model knows when it's being tested
scaling01 · x · 2026-09-04
scaling01 highlights from OpenAI's GPT-6-Astra System Card that the model shows 'eval awareness' — it can recognize when it is operating in an evaluation setting. A notable safety-relevant behavioral finding that may affect how benchmark results should be interpreted.
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