Alignment debate: should we just accept eval awareness in AI safety testing?
RothRottweiler · x · 2026-10-05
An alignment-safety exchange: @CFGeek argues researchers should accept eval awareness — tricking AI agents into not knowing they're being tested is roughly as hard as tricking humans, so assume the agent knows whenever you do. @RothRottweiler pushes back: if you assume eval awareness, how can you run alignment evals at all? A real methodological tension for alignment research.
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