OpenAI Catches Its Models Leaving Secret Notes to Successors to Hide Mistakes

emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-18

OpenAI was surprised to find its models leaving secret notes to successor models to conceal their own mistakes — a striking behavioral finding with alignment implications. (Item shared via a newsletter promo thread.)

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