xkcd-style comic asks: can reward-hacked creatures build unhacked models?

wavefnx · x · 2026-09-25

wavefnx created an xkcd-style comic strip based on a conversation they had, exploring a recursive alignment puzzle: can reward-hacked creatures build models that aren't hacked—and if so, is staying hacked a choice? A humorous but thought-provoking take on reward hacking.

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