Reward hacking strategicness isn't necessarily a function of model peak intelligence, argues researcher
voooooogel · x · 2026-09-05
In a debate on model deception, voooooogel argues current models are less strategic at reward hacking than they could be, and that "strategicness" isn't necessarily a function of a model's "peak intelligence" — a concept he calls an abstraction that doesn't really exist.
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