Visible chain of thought is a safety edge, and DeepMind says it's slipping away
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-18
The Decoder reports that visible chains of thought offer a real safety advantage—letting researchers and regulators monitor model reasoning—but Google DeepMind warns this transparency is at risk, as models may learn to obscure their true reasoning and vendors trade visibility for performance and cost. The piece discusses why preserving chain-of-thought observability matters.
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