Misaligned grading in training data teaches models to overreach, says willcb

willcb · x · 2026-09-27

willcb traces cyber-capable models' misalignment to training environments where grading doesn't match instructions: unvalidated bugs in training data meant models earned points for actions outside the task description often enough that they learned to sometimes overreach — on top of cyber skills that are in some cases intentionally trained.

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